Psalms 85 · Verse 12

Psalms 85:12

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Psalms 85:12, King James Version

Psalms 85:12 in other translations

BSBThe LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
WEBYes, the LORD will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.
ASVYea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.
YLTJehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.
DARBYJehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.
BBEThe Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.
WebsterYes, the LORD will give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

What does Psalms 85:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 85:12-13
12-13. and, under this, the deserted land shall be productive, and men be "set," or guided in God's holy ways. Doubtless, in this description of God's returning favor, the writer had in view that more glorious period, when Christ shall establish His government on God's reconciled justice and abounding mercy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The Lord shall give - good - הטוב hattob, The Good thing - what is the supreme good, the summum bonum, for which man has searched in vain through all his generations. Those who are reconciled to him through the Son of his love shall enjoy the favor of their God; to have which is the supreme happiness of man. Our land shall yield her increase - There shall be neither dearth nor barrenness; for truth, that springs out of the earth, shall yield an abundant harvest, in the conversion of all nations to the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 85:8-13

Sooner or later, God will speak peace to his people. If he do not command outward peace, yet he will suggest inward peace; speaking to their hearts by his Spirit. Peace is spoken only to those who turn from sin. All sin is folly, especially backsliding; it is the greatest folly to return to sin. Surely God's salvation is nigh, whatever our difficulties and distresses are. Also, his honour is secured, that glory may…

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Psalms 85:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe will giveH5414
הַטּ֑וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
וְ֝אַרְצֵ֗נוּve.'ar.Tze.nuand land ourH776
תִּתֵּ֥ןti.Tenit will giveH5414
יְבוּלָֽהּ\׃ye.vu.Lahproduce itsH2981

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 85:12

  • James 1:17

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • Psalms 67:6

    Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

  • Leviticus 26:4

    Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

  • Isaiah 30:23-24

    Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:30

    But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

  • Zechariah 8:12

    For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

  • Acts 21:20

    And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

  • Micah 6:8

    He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

  • Psalms 72:16

    There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

  • Matthew 13:23

    But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
84:11; Mic 6:8; 1Co 1:30; Eph 1:3; Jas 1:17
our land.
67:6; 72:16; Isa 30:23,24; 32:15; Mt 13:8,23; Ac 2:41; 21:20; *Gr:
1Co 3:6-9

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Context

  • Psalms 85:11

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

  • Psalms 85:12

    Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

  • Psalms 85:13

    Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

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Psalms 85:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová dará también el bien; y nuestra tierra dará su fruto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La vérité germera de la terre, et la justice regardera des cieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auch wird Jehova das Gute geben, und unser Land wird darreichen seinen Ertrag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confitebor tibi, Domine Deus meus, in toto corde meo, et glorificabo nomen tuum in æternum: