Verse
Psalms 85:10 — Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed…
“Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
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The verses around Psalms 85:10.
8I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Verse explanation
Personifies four qualities of God — mercy, truth, righteousness, and peace — as if they were people meeting again, a poetic way of saying that, after forgiveness, these things are no longer in conflict.
From the Psalms 85 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 85:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
A misericordia e a verdade se encontraram: a justiça e a paz se beijaram.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
A bondade e a verdade se encontrarão; a justiça e a paz se beijarão.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El amor y la verdad se encontrarán; la bondad y la paz se besarán mutuamente.
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