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Psalms 85:1
1Lord, you showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
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
Lord, you showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2You forgave your people’s guilt; you covered all their sin.Selah 3You withdrew all your fury; you turned from your burning anger.
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רָצִ֣יתָ יְהוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ שְׁבִ֣ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 85:1
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.
- Leviticus 26:42then I will remember my covenant with Jacob. I will also remember 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 spared his people.
- Zechariah 1:16Therefore, this is what the Lord says: In mercy, I have returned to Jerusalem; my house will be rebuilt within it — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.
- Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord reject forever and never again show favor?
- Psalms 14:7Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
- Ezra 1:11The gold and silver articles totaled 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of them when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:1These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
- Jeremiah 30:18This is what the Lord says: I will certainly restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and show compassion on his dwellings. Every city will be rebuilt on its mound; every citadel will stand on its proper site.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore their fortunes, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the Lord bless you, righteous settlement, holy mountain.’
- Ezekiel 39:25“So this is what the Lord God says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
- Joel 3:1Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
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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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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