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Psalms 85:2
2You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
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.
- 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
- New Living Translation (NLT)You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins. Interlude
Context of Psalms 85:2
1You, Lord, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins. 3You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger. 4Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us.
Read all of Psalms 85Psalms 85:2 word by word
נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֹ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 85:2
- Psalms 32:1Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
- Psalms 79:8Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
- Jeremiah 50:20In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
- Acts 13:39Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
- Colossians 2:13When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
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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