Psalm 85:10
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Cross-references
Psalm 89:14 pairs 'steadfast love and faithfulness' exactly as in Psalm 85:10, both describing God's attributes.
In Psalm 25:10, all the Lord's paths are 'steadfast love and faithfulness', the same pair that meet here.
In Psalm 26:3, the psalmist says God's steadfast love is before his eyes and he walks in faithfulness, mirroring the pair.
In Psalm 40:11, God's steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the psalmist, the same pair as here.
In Psalm 57:10, God's steadfast love is great to the heavens and his faithfulness to the clouds, echoing the pair.
In Psalm 86:15, God is abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, the same attributes that meet here.
Psalm 108:4 echoes the same pair of steadfast love and faithfulness, praising God's greatness in the heavens.
Psalm 117:2 repeats steadfast love and faithfulness, emphasizing their enduring nature.
Psalm 138:2 gives thanks for steadfast love and faithfulness, directly echoing two of the four attributes.
Psalm 72:3 also pairs righteousness and peace, describing the ideal king's reign bringing both.
Psalm 100:5 declares God's steadfast love and faithfulness enduring forever, echoing the same qualities in Psalm 85:10.
Exodus 34:6 reveals God as abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, the same pair personified in Psalm 85:10.
In Hebrews 7:2, Melchizedek's name means 'king of righteousness' and 'king of peace', directly echoing the pairing of righteousness and peace here.
Romans 5:1 directly links justification (righteousness) with peace with God, fulfilling the kiss of righteousness and peace.
John 1:17 presents 'grace and truth' as the NT counterpart to the 'steadfast love and faithfulness' in Psalm 85:10.
Micah 7:20 promises faithfulness and steadfast love to the patriarchs, the same attributes that meet in Psalm 85:10.
Isaiah 32:17 explicitly states that righteousness produces peace, directly echoing the kiss of righteousness and peace.
Hosea 2:19 lists righteousness, justice, steadfast love, and mercy in God's betrothal—directly paralleling the attributes in Psalm 85:10.
Isaiah 16:5 describes a throne established in steadfast love and faithfulness, with a ruler who does righteousness—echoing three attributes.
Proverbs 16:6 uses the same pair 'steadfast love and faithfulness' to describe atonement for iniquity.
In Genesis 32:10, Jacob mentions God's 'steadfast love and faithfulness' together, the same pair that meet in this verse.
In James 2:13, mercy triumphs over judgment, mirroring how steadfast love and peace meet righteousness in Psalm 85:10.