New English Translation
Psalms 85:2
2You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah)
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
1O Lord, you showed favor to your land; you restored the well-being of Jacob. You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah) 3You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger. 4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
Read all of Psalms 85Psalms 85:2 word by word
נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֹ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 85:2
- Psalms 32:1How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
- Psalms 79:8Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!
- Jeremiah 50:20When that time comes, no guilt will be found in Israel. No sin will be found in Judah. For I will forgive those of them I have allowed to survive. I, the Lord, affirm it!’”
- Micah 7:18There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.
- Acts 13:39and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.
- Colossians 2:13And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.
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
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