Psalms 85:4-13

4 1Restore us, O God of our salvation, And 2cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
5 Will 3You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
6 Will You not Yourself 4revive us again, That Your people may 5rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your lovingkindness, O LORD, And 6grant us Your salvation.
8 I will hear what God the LORD will say; For He will 7speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But let them not 8turn back to folly.
9 Surely 9His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That 10glory may dwell in our land.
10 11Lovingkindness and truth have met together; 12Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth 13springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, 14the LORD will give what is good, And our 15land will yield its produce.
13 16Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.

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Psalms 85:4-13 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.

Cross References 16

  • 1. Psalms 80:3,7
  • 2. Daniel 9:16
  • 3. Psalms 74:1; Psalms 79:5; Psalms 80:4
  • 4. Psalms 71:20; Psalms 80:18
  • 5. Psalms 33:1; Psalms 90:14; Psalms 149:2
  • 6. Psalms 106:4
  • 7. Psalms 29:11; Haggai 2:9; Zechariah 9:10
  • 8. Psalms 78:57; 2 Peter 2:21
  • 9. Psalms 34:18; Isaiah 46:13
  • 10. Psalms 84:11; Haggai 2:7; Zechariah 2:5; John 1:14
  • 11. Psalms 25:10; Psalms 89:14; Proverbs 3:3
  • 12. Psalms 72:3; Isaiah 32:17
  • 13. Isaiah 45:8
  • 14. Psalms 84:11; James 1:17
  • 15. Leviticus 26:4; Psalms 67:6; Ezekiel 34:27; Zechariah 8:12
  • 16. Psalms 89:14

Footnotes 8

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