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Psalm 85:11

Hebrew
ESV
Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.
NIV
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
NLT
Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
LXX
ἀλήθεια ἐκ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
ἀνέτειλεν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
δικαιοσύνη ἐκ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
οὐρανοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός

Meaning:

* The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens

278 occurrences in the New Testament.

Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
διέκυψεν
KJV
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Psalm 85:10 ← Psalm 85:11 → Psalm 85:12

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