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Psalms 85:1
1Lord, you poured out blessings on your land! You restored the fortunes of Israel.
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 poured out blessings on your land! You restored the fortunes of Israel. 2You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins. Interlude 3You held back your fury. You kept back your blazing anger.
Read all of Psalms 85Psalms 85:1 word by word
רָצִ֣יתָ יְהוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ שְׁבִ֣ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 85:1
- Psalms 42:1As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
- Leviticus 26:42Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
- Joel 2:18Then the Lord will pity his people and jealously guard the honor of his land.
- Zechariah 1:16“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.’
- Psalms 77:7Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he never again be kind to me?
- Psalms 14:7Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When the Lord restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
- Ezra 1:11In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought all of these along when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:1Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.
- Jeremiah 30:18This is what the Lord says: “When I bring Israel home again from captivity and restore their fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace reconstructed as before.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, ‘The Lord bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!’
- Ezekiel 39:25“So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation!
- Joel 3:1“At the time of those events,” says the Lord, “when I restore the prosperity 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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