Psalms 85
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Prayers for the continuance of former mercies
Verse 1
WEB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
KJV To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
TSK A. M. 3468. B.C. 536. for: ps 42:1; Lord: le 26:42, joe 2:18, zec 1:16; favourable unto: ps 77:7; thou hast: ps 14:7, ps 126:1,2, ezr 1:11, ezr 2:1, jer 30:18, jer 31:23, eze 39:25, joe 3:1
Verse 3
WEB You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
KJV Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
TSK taken: isa 6:7, isa 12:1, isa 54:7-10, joh 1:29; turned, etc: ex 32:11,22, de 13:17
Verse 4
WEB Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.
KJV Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
TSK Turn us: ps 80:3,7,19, jer 31:18, la 5:21, mal 4:6; O God: ps 25:2, ps 27:1, mic 7:7,18-20, joh 4:22; cause: ps 78:38, isa 10:25, da 9:16
Verse 5
WEB Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
KJV Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
TSK angry: ps 74:1, ps 77:9, ps 79:5, ps 80:4, ps 89:46, isa 64:9-12, mic 7:18; draw: lu 21:24, re 18:21-23
Trust in God's goodness
Verse 8
WEB I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.
KJV I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
TSK hear: hab 2:1, heb 12:25; for he: ps 29:11, isa 57:19, zec 9:10, joh 14:27, joh 20:19,26, ac 10:36, 2co 5:18-20, eph 2:17, 2th 3:16; to his: ps 50:5, eph 1:1,2; but: ps 130:4, joh 5:14, joh 8:11, ac 3:26, ga 4:9, 2ti 2:19, heb 10:26-29, 2pe 2:20-22, re 2:4,5, re 3:19; folly: ge 34:7, 1sa 25:25, pr 25:11, pr 27:22
Verse 9
WEB Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
KJV Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
TSK Surely: ps 24:4,5, ps 50:23, ps 119:155, isa 46:13, mr 12:32-34, joh 7:17, ac 10:2-4, ac 11:13,14, ac 13:16; glory: isa 4:5, eze 26:20, hag 2:7-9, zec 2:5,8, lu 2:32, joh 1:14
Verse 10
WEB Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
KJV Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
TSK Mercy: ps 89:14, ps 100:5, ex 34:6,7, mic 7:20, lu 1:54,55, joh 1:17; righteousness: ps 72:3, isa 32:16-18, isa 45:24, jer 23:5,6, lu 2:14, ro 3:25,26, ro 5:1,21, heb 7:2
Verse 11
WEB Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
KJV Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
TSK Truth: isa 4:2, isa 45:8, isa 53:2, joh 14:6, 1jo 5:20,21; righteousness: isa 42:21, mt 3:17, mt 17:5, lu 2:14, 2co 5:21, eph 1:6
Verse 12
WEB Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.
KJV Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
TSK the Lord: ps 84:11, mic 6:8, 1co 1:30, eph 1:3, jas 1:17; our land: ps 67:6, ps 72:16, isa 30:23,24, isa 32:15, mt 13:8,23, ac 2:41, ac 21:20, 1co 3:6-9
Verse 13
WEB Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.
KJV Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
TSK Righteousness: ps 72:2,3, ps 89:14, isa 58:8; shall set: ps 119:35, mt 20:27,28, joh 13:14-16,34, 2co 3:18, ga 2:20, eph 5:1,2, php 2:5-8, heb 12:1,2, 1pe 2:18-24, 1pe 4:1, 1jo 2:6