Psalm 85:7

7 Show us your faithful love, LORD! Give us your salvation!

Psalm 85:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 85:7

Show us thy mercy, O Lord
Or, "thy grace" ^F15 and goodness, the riches of which are shown forth in Christ; the mercy promised to Abraham and others, long expected, wished, and prayed for; his pardoning mercy, justification, salvation, and eternal life, by his free grace:

and grant us thy salvation;
Jesus, the Saviour, and salvation by him, an interest in it, and the joys of it; which is all a free gift, a grant of divine favour, and not according to the merits and works of men.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (Kdox) "bonitatem tuam", Tigurine version, Musculus; "benignitatem tuam", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "gratiam tuam", Cocceius, Gejerus.

Psalm 85:7 In-Context

5 Will you be mad at us forever? Will you prolong your anger from one generation to the next?

6 Won't you bring us back to life again so that your people can rejoice in you?

7 Show us your faithful love, LORD! Give us your salvation!

8 Let me hear what the LORD God says, because he speaks peace to his people and to his faithful ones. Don't let them return to foolish ways.

9 God's salvation is very close to those who honor him so that his glory can live in our land.