Psalms 85:1-10

1 oratio ipsi David inclina Domine aurem tuam %et; exaudi me quoniam inops et pauper sum ego

2 custodi animam meam quoniam sanctus sum salvum fac servum tuum Deus meus sperantem in te

3 miserere mei Domine quoniam ad te clamabo tota die

4 laetifica animam servi tui quoniam ad te Domine animam meam levavi

5 quoniam tu Domine suavis et mitis et multae misericordiae omnibus invocantibus te

6 auribus percipe Domine orationem meam et intende voci orationis meae

7 in die tribulationis meae clamavi ad te quia exaudisti me

8 non est similis tui in diis Domine et non est secundum opera tua

9 omnes gentes quascumque fecisti venient et adorabunt coram te Domine et glorificabunt nomen tuum

10 quoniam magnus es tu et faciens mirabilia tu es Deus solus

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.