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Psalms 85:1
Psalms 85:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
- New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Lord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Context of Psalms 85:1
You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. 2You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah 3You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
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רָצִ֣יתָ יְהוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ שְׁבִ֣ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 85:1
- Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Leviticus 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
- Joel 2:18Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
- Zechariah 1:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
- Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
- Psalms 14:7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Psalms 126:1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
- Ezra 1:11In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
- Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
- Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
- Joel 3:1“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,
Commentaries on Psalms 85:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Lord, thou hast been favorable - Literally, Thou hast been well pleased with thy land. Thou hast brought back the captivity - This seems to fix the time of the Psalm to be after the return of the Jews from Babylon.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land - Margin, “well pleased with.” The idea is that he had been kind or propitious to the nation; to wit, on some former occasion. So Luther, (vormals) “formerly.” The reference is to some previous period in their history, when he had exercised his power in their behalf. Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob - That is, at the time referred to. It is not necessary to suppose that the allusion is to the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Prayers for the continuance of former mercies. (1-7) Trust in God's goodness. (8-13) Verses 1-7 The sense of present afflictions should not do away the remembrance of former mercies. The favour of God is the fountain of happiness to nations, as well as to particular persons. When God forgives sin, he covers it; and when he covers the sin of his people, he covers it all. See what the pardon of sin is. In compassion to us, when Christ our Intercessor has…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1God brought Israel back from exile and restored its fortunes (see Psalm 14:7; 126:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. captivity--not necessarily the Babylonian, but any great evil (Psa 14:7).Read the comment
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- 1. Psalms 85:1 Or restored the fortunes of Jacob ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 85
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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