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Psalms 85:11 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Psalms 85:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 85 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.”
Psalms 85:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 85:11
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. This verse continues the poetic description of God's salvation, depicting truth and righteousness connecting earth and heaven. The imagery "truth shall spring out of the earth" (emet me-eretz titzmach, אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח) uses agricultural metaphor. Tzamach (צָמַח) means "to sprout, grow, spring up"—like seeds germinating and pushing through soil. Truth isn't imposed from outside but grows organically from the earth.This imagery may suggest several things: (1) God's truth becomes incarnate, taking earthly f...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 85:11
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“you heavens”
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.,Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.,,,,,,,,”
“and has given us an understanding”
“for his righteousness' sake”
“behold”
“a voice out of the heavens said”
“Glory to God in the highest”
“and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him”
“Yahweh's branch will be beautiful and glorious”
“For he hath made him to be sin for us”