←Psalm 85→BSB

In This Chapter 3 people 79 terms

People

Jacob (Patriarch) Israel Jeshurun (Israel)

Key Terms

Salvation (Physical) 7 Kindness (Solidarity) 5 Awe (State) 4 Righteousness (Standard) 4 Peace 3 Truth (Faithfulness) 3 Spare (Release) 2 Transgression 2 Sin 2 Loyal Person 2 Greatness 2 Forgive Forgive (Remove Guilt) Forgive (Grant Pardon) Hand Over Forgiveness (Remove Guilt) Forgive (Wipe Out) Forgiveness (Pardon) Have Mercy To Cover (Forgive) Cover (Figurative) Forgiving To Sin Guilt (State) Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Salvation Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Fear Fear (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Truthfulness Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Justice (Right) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality)

You Showed Favor to Your Land

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

ⓘ The psalmist leads the postexilic community in lament...

The psalmist leads the postexilic community in lament and prayer for full redemption. He ponders God’s past rescue of Israel from exile (85:1–3), longs for greater evidence of God’s goodness, and leads the community in prayer for full restoration (85:4–7). God responds with a message of peace (85:8–9), and the psalm concludes with a lyrical outburst at the grandeur of God’s salvation (85:10–13).
ⓘ Though the psalmist gratefully acknowledges God’s goodness, he...

Though the psalmist gratefully acknowledges God’s goodness, he also asks God whether his wrath will last forever.
1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD;You restored Jacob from captivity.†2You forgave the iniquity of Your people;You covered all their sin.Selah3You withheld all Your fury;You turned from Your burning anger.
4Restore us, O God of our salvation,and put away Your displeasure toward us.5Will You be angry with us forever?Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
ⓘ This prayer for renewal is based on God’s...

This prayer for renewal is based on God’s unfailing love for his people.
6Will You not revive us again,that Your people may rejoice in You?7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD,and grant us Your salvation.
ⓘ When God the Lord speaks, his faithful people...
  • When God the Lord speaks, his faithful people listen. He promises them peace, meaning wholeness and well-being (see 37:11). They fear the Lord and know that he and his salvation are near to them.
  • The Lord does not tolerate foolish ways, such as those that resulted in the Exile.
8I will listen to what God the LORD will say;for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints;He will not let them return to folly.9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,that His glory may dwell in our land.
ⓘ In the glorious world of renewal and salvation,...

In the glorious world of renewal and salvation, all the qualities of God’s care—love, truth, righteousness, and peace—come together and transform the created order into something new (see Isa 32:15–20).
10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together;righteousness and peace have kissed.11Faithfulness sprouts from the earth,and righteousness looks down from heaven.12The LORD will indeed provide what is good,and our land will yield its increase.13Righteousness will go before Himto prepare the way for His steps.