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Psalm 85:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 85 · verse 2
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.Psalm 85:2 · King James Version
Psalm 85:2 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.
4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
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Key words (Strong's)
- forgivennâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- iniquityʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- coveredkâçâhproperly, to plumpH3680 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- sinchaṭṭâʼâhan offence , and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403 →
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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