Psaume 85:1-8

1 Au chef des chantres. Des fils de Koré. Psaume. Tu as été favorable à ton pays, ô Eternel! Tu as ramené les captifs de Jacob;

2 Tu as pardonné l'iniquité de ton peuple, Tu as couvert tous ses péchés; Pause.

3 Tu as retiré toute ta fureur, Tu es revenu de l'ardeur de ta colère.

4 Rétablis-nous, Dieu de notre salut! Cesse ton indignation contre nous!

5 T'irriteras-tu contre nous à jamais? Prolongeras-tu ta colère éternellement?

6 Ne nous rendras-tu pas à la vie, Afin que ton peuple se réjouisse en toi?

7 Eternel! fais-nous voir ta bonté, Et accorde-nous ton salut!

8 J'écouterai ce que dit Dieu, l'Eternel; Car il parle de paix à son peuple et à ses fidèles, Pourvu qu'ils ne retombent pas dans la folie.

Psaume 85:1-8 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.