Psalms 85:2

Psalms 85:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah

Context of Psalms 85:2

1Lord, you have blessed your land. You have made Jacob's descendants strong again. You forgave your people's sins. You took away their guilt. Selah 3You stopped being so angry with them. You did not punish them any more. 4But now turn back to us, and make us strong again, God. You are the one who rescues us. Please stop being angry with us.

Psalms 85:2 word by word

נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֹ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast forgivenנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: forgiveH5375
• the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• thou hast coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• all their sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 85:2

• Psalms 32:1When God has forgiven someone's sins, they are truly happy! They may have turned against God, but when God forgives them, they are happy.
• Psalms 79:8Our ancestors did bad things, but do not say that we are guilty because of that. Be kind and send help to us quickly. We are in a lot of trouble!
• Jeremiah 50:20At that time, I will forgive the sins of my people. I have let a few people of Israel and Judah remain. And they will no longer be guilty of any sins.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Micah 7:18No other god is like you. You chose us to be your people. And you decide not to remember what we have done wrong. Not many of your people remain and we have done bad things. But you choose to forget those bad things. You will not always be angry, because you want very much to be kind.
• Acts 13:39God can cause anyone to become right with him. If you believe in Jesus, God will make you free from your sins. God's Law that he gave to Moses cannot do this for you. That Law cannot make you free, even if you obey all of it.
• Colossians 2:13At one time, you were dead in your spirits, because of the wrong things that you did. God had not cut off your old nature. You did not belong to his people. But now God has caused you to become alive with Christ. He has forgiven us for all the wrong things that we have done.

Commentaries on Psalms 85:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity - עון נשאת nasatha avon, Thou hast borne, or carried away, the iniquity. An allusion to the ceremony of the scapegoat. Thou hast covered all their sin - As thou hast freely forgiven it, its offensiveness and abominable nature no longer appear. The whole is put out of sight; and, as we are restored from our captivity, the consequences no longer appear. Selah - This is true. Our return to our own land is the full proof.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people - That is, These calamities came upon them in consequence of their sins, and thou hast dealt with them as if those sins were forgiven. The fact that the tokens of his anger bad passed away, and that his judgments were withdrawn, seemed to prove that their sins had been forgiven. The same form of expression used here - with the same words in Hebrew - occurs in Psalm 32:5. See the notes at that passage. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2When God forgave the guilt of their sins, he gave the people the possibility of fellowship with him (see Psalm 32:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. (Compare Psa 32:1-5).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