Psalms 85:1-11

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

11 deduc me Domine in via tua et ingrediar in veritate tua laetetur cor meum ut timeat nomen tuum

Psalms 85:1-11 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.