Psalms 85:1-10

Restoration of Favor

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For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Lord, You showed favor to Your land;[a] You restored Jacob's prosperity.[b] [c]
2 You took away Your people's guilt; You covered all their sin.[d] Selah
3 You withdrew all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.[e]
4 Return to us, God of our salvation,[f] and abandon Your displeasure with us.
5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?[g]
6 Will You not revive us again[h] so that Your people may rejoice in You?[i]
7 Show us Your faithful love, Lord, and give us Your salvation.
8 I will listen to what God will say; surely the Lord will declare peace[j] to His people, His godly ones, and not let them go back to foolish ways.
9 His salvation is very near those who fear Him, so that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.

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Psalms 85:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. This psalm is generally thought to have been composed after the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon; and yet when they were in some distress from their neighbours, either in the times of Ezra and Nehemiah, or in the times of Antiochus; but then this deliverance from captivity must be considered as typical of redemption by Christ; for as the title of the Syriac version is, "it is a prophecy concerning Christ;" it speaks of his dwelling in the land, of his salvation being near, and of the glory of the divine perfections as displayed in it; and perhaps some parts of it may respect the conversion of the Jews in the latter day; and Aben Ezra and Kimchi say, it is concerning the captivity of Babylon, yet also of their present captivity.

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