Psalm 85

1 You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah

3 You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

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

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.

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

10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

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Chapter summary

'Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.' Yet the prayer: 'Quicken us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee.

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'Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.' Yet the prayer: 'Quicken us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee. Show us thy lovingkindness.' 'I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people': surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. Then the meeting the church loves: 'Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth springeth out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.'

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Poetry · David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, others — Psalms overview

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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.