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Psalms 85:9

85:8 I 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.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

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Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Surely his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

What does Psalms 85:9 mean?

Psalms 85:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יֶשַׁע (yeshaʻ), קָרוֹב (qârôwb), יָרֵא (yârêʼ).

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Surely
his
salvationיֶשַׁעyeshaʻ/yeh'-shah/H3468liberty, deliverance, prosperity
is
nighקָרוֹבqârôwb/kaw-robe'/H7138near (in place, kindred or time)
them
that
fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3373fearing; morally, reverent
him;
that
gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
may
dwellשָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
in
our
land.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 85:9.

Exodus 24:16

And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Exodus 40:35

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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What does Psalms 85:9 say?

Psalms 85:9 (King James Version) reads: "Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land."

Is Psalms 85:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 85:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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