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Loyal loveחֶסֶדand faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶתhave met;נִפְגָּשׁוּrighteousnessצֶדֶקand peaceוְשָׁלוֹםhave kissed.נָשָׁקוּ
Psalms 85:10
Study it in the app“Loyal love and faithfulness have met; righteousness and peace have kissed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 85:10, word by word
- Loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- and faithfulnessאֱמֶתemet
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “emet” appears- have metנִפְגָּשׁוּnifgashu
meet
Meet someone, come upon, encounter.
Where else “nifgashu” appears- righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- and peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- have kissedנָשָׁקוּnashaku
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “nashaku” appears
The context
9Surely near to those who fear him is his salvation, so that glory may dwell in our land.
10 · This verse (above)
11Faithfulness will sprout from the earth, and righteousness looks down from the heavens.