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Psalm 85:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 85 · verse 1
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.Psalm 85:1 · King James Version
Psalm 85:1 in context
1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
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Key words (Strong's)
- favourablerâtsâhto be pleased withH7521 →
- captivityshᵉbûwthexile, concretely, prisonersH7622 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- backshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
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The church, in affliction and distress, is here, by direction from God, making her application to God. So ready is God to hear and answer the prayers of his people that by his Spirit in the word, and in the heart, he indites their petitions and puts words into their mouths.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7