The Meaning of Psalms 85:8 Explained

Psalms 85:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

Darby: I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly.

ASV: I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

Discover Psalms 85:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 85:8?

MEANING: What does Psalms 85:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 85:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 85:8?

What is the context of Psalms 85:8?

Restore Us, God (Psalms 85:1-13)
Psalm 85 .[ a .] (Psalms 85:1-13)
Restoration of Favor (Psalms 85:1-13)
Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land (Psalms 85:1-13)
Revive Us Again (Psalms 85:1-13)
Hope in God’s Future Help (Psalms 85:1-13)
Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation. (Psalms 85:1-13)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Psalms 85:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 85:1-13 - A Prayer For The Nation

This psalm is the counterpart of Psalms 80:1-19. There we see petitions ascending; here thanksgivings are returned. Evidently there had been granted some great national deliverance, which filled the land with thanksgiving. The restoration of the captives from Babylon was such an event; but the words well befit glad days of revival. They might have been sung on the first Easter day, when mercy and truth met at the Cross, and there was a bridal of the earth and sky. Reversed captivity, forgiven and buried sin, the dark clouds of estrangement dispelled, the speaking of peace-these are great themes and all have their counterparts in Christian experience.

There is exquisite beauty in Psalms 85:10-11. What a meeting of the divine attributes! The Cross is their trysting-place. It resembles the family-gathering of brothers and sisters in the old homestead. Notice that heaven must combine with earth in the production of Christian grace. Truth can spring up in the soil of our heart only when righteousness looks down with benignant love from heaven. But she does even more-she shows us how to walk in the way of God's steps. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 85

¹ The Psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prays for continuance thereof
⁸ He promises to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness

What do the individual words in Psalms 85:8 mean?

I will hear what will speak God Yahweh for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints but not let them turn back to folly

אֶשְׁמְעָ֗ה מַה־ יְדַבֵּר֮ הָאֵ֪ל ׀ יְה֫וָ֥ה כִּ֤י ׀ יְדַבֵּ֬ר שָׁל֗וֹם אֶל־ עַמּ֥וֹ וְאֶל־ חֲסִידָ֑יו וְֽאַל־ יָשׁ֥וּבוּ לְכִסְלָֽה

אֶשְׁמְעָ֗ה	I will hear
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
יְדַבֵּר֮	will speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
הָאֵ֪ל ׀	God
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵל Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
יְה֫וָ֥ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יְדַבֵּ֬ר	He will speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
שָׁל֗וֹם	peace
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
עַמּ֥וֹ	His people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
וְאֶל־	and to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
חֲסִידָ֑יו	His saints
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: חָסִיד Sense: faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious.
וְֽאַל־	but not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַל Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
יָשׁ֥וּבוּ	let them turn back
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
לְכִסְלָֽה	to folly
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: כִּסְלָה Sense: confidence.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 85:8?

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