New English Translation
Psalms 85:3
3You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger.
Psalms 85:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
- New International Version (NIV)You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.
Context of Psalms 85:3
1O Lord, you showed favor to your land; you restored the well-being of Jacob. 2You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah) You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger. 4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us! 5Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?
Read all of Psalms 85Psalms 85:3 word by word
אָסַ֥פְתָּ כָל־עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 85:3
- Isaiah 6:7He touched my mouth with it and said, “Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven.”
- Isaiah 12:1At that time you will say: “I praise you, O Lord, for even though you were angry with me, your anger subsided, and you consoled me.
- Isaiah 54:7“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
- John 1:29On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
- Exodus 32:11But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
- Deuteronomy 13:17You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the Lord will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.
Commentaries on Psalms 85:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou hast taken away - אספת asaphta, "Thou hast gathered up all thy wrath." This carries on the metaphor in the second verse: "Thou hast collected all thy wrath, and carried it away with all our iniquities."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath - That is, formerly; on the occasion referred to. Thou didst so deal with thy people as to make it evident that thou didst cherish no anger or displeasure against them. Thou hast turned thyself - Margin, “thine anger from waxing hot.” Literally, Thou didst turn from the heat of thine anger. His indignation was withdrawn, and he was again at peace with them. It is this fact, drawn from the former history of the people…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Though the psalmist gratefully acknowledges God’s goodness, he also asks God whether his wrath will last forever.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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