Psalm 85:8 “I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak…”

Psalm 85:8

I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

I will hear what God, the LORD, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speake peace vnto his people, and to his Saintes, that they turne not againe to follie.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.

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Cross references

“hear”

Habakkuk 2:1 Hebrews 12:25

Habakkuk 2:1 · BSB

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

Hebrews 12:25 · BSB

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

“for he”

Psalm 29:11 John 14:27 Zechariah 9:10 Ephesians 2:17 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Isaiah 57:19

Psalm 29:11 · BSB

The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

John 14:27 · BSB

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

Zechariah 9:10 · BSB

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to…

Ephesians 2:17 · BSB

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 · BSB

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Isaiah 57:19 · BSB

bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

“to his”

Psalm 50:5 Ephesians 1:1 Ephesians 1:2

Psalm 50:5 · BSB

“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Ephesians 1:1 · BSB

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 1:2 · BSB

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

“but”

Revelation 3:19 2 Timothy 2:19 Hebrews 10:26–29 Psalm 130:4 Galatians 4:9 John 5:14

Revelation 3:19 · BSB

Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

Hebrews 10:26–29 · BSB

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

Psalm 130:4 · BSB

But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.

Galatians 4:9 · BSB

But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

John 5:14 · BSB

Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

“folly”

Genesis 34:7 Proverbs 25:11 Proverbs 27:22 1 Samuel 25:25

Genesis 34:7 · BSB

When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be…

Proverbs 25:11 · BSB

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Proverbs 27:22 · BSB

Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

1 Samuel 25:25 · BSB

My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

Also

Haggai 2:9

Haggai 2:9 · BSB

The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

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