Psalm 85:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Truthאֱ֭מֶת
(e·met)
571: firmness, faithfulness, truthfrom aman
springsתִּצְמָ֑ח
(titz·mach;)
6779: to sprout, spring upa prim. root
from the earth,מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And righteousnessוְ֝צֶ֗דֶק
(ve·tze·dek)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word
looks downנִשְׁקָֽף׃
(nish·kaf.)
8259: to overhang, look out or downa prim. root
from heaven.מִשָּׁמַ֥יִם
(mi·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Truth
'emeth  (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
shall spring out
tsamach  (tsaw-makh')
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) -- bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and righteousness
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
shall look down
shaqaph  (shaw-kaf')
to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle) -- appear, look (down, forth, out).
from heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Truth springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.

King James Bible
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

International Standard Version
Truth sprouts up from the ground, while righteousness looks down from the sky.

NET Bible
Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Faith will sprout from the Earth and righteousness looked out from Heaven!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Truth sprouts from the ground, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

King James 2000 Bible
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Links
Psalm 85:11
Psalm 85:11 NIV
Psalm 85:11 NLT
Psalm 85:11 ESV
Psalm 85:11 NASB
Psalm 85:11 KJV

Psalm 85:10
Top of Page
Top of Page