📖 Psalms — Chapter 85 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 85:1 RLord, thou hast been Tfavourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Psalms 85:2 Thou hast Rforgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Psalms 85:3 Thou hast Rtaken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned Tthyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
Psalms 85:4 RTurn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Psalms 85:5 Wilt thou be Rangry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Psalms 85:6 Wilt thou not Rrevive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Psalms 85:7 RShew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Psalms 85:8 I will Rhear 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.
Psalms 85:9 RSurely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Psalms 85:10 RMercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 85:11 RTruth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms 85:12 Yea, Rthe LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Psalms 85:13 RRighteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 85:1–3 — Remember forgiveness and restoration
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The prayer begins with remembered favor toward the land, the return of Jacob’s captivity, and forgiveness of sin. These past mercies establish the ground for asking for renewed help. Restoration is connected with forgiveness rather than being reduced to improved circumstances.
Key Truth: Remember God’s forgiveness when seeking renewal.
Check What You Remember
1. Whose captivity has been brought back? (Psalms 85:1)
Find it in Psalms 85:1 (KJV).
2. What has God forgiven? (Psalms 85:2)
Find it in Psalms 85:2 (KJV).
3. What has God taken away in verse 3? (Psalms 85:3)
Find it in Psalms 85:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 85:4–7 — Ask for renewed life and mercy
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The community asks God to turn them, cease his anger, and revive them again. The desired result is rejoicing in God himself. Mercy and salvation are the center of the appeal, revealing dependence rather than a claim that the people can renew themselves.
Key Truth: Pray for renewal that leads to rejoicing in God.
Check What You Remember
1. What title is given God in verse 4? (Psalms 85:4)
Find it in Psalms 85:4 (KJV).
2. What should revival enable the people to do? (Psalms 85:6)
Find it in Psalms 85:6 (KJV).
3. What does verse 7 ask God to show? (Psalms 85:7)
Find it in Psalms 85:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 85:8–13 — Peace joined to righteousness
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The speaker listens for God’s peace and warns against returning to folly. Mercy, truth, righteousness, and peace are pictured coming together as the land receives goodness. The hope of restoration therefore includes faithful living and God’s righteous guidance.
Key Truth: Receive peace while refusing a return to folly.
Check What You Remember
1. To what must the people not return? (Psalms 85:8)
Find it in Psalms 85:8 (KJV).
2. What meets with mercy? (Psalms 85:10)
Find it in Psalms 85:10 (KJV).
3. What goes before God in verse 13? (Psalms 85:13)
Find it in Psalms 85:13 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 80:3 — The preceding restoration prayer asks God to turn his people again.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where do you need renewal, and what folly must you leave behind as you seek God’s peace?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does remembered restoration include forgiveness?
2. Why ask revival rather than only improved circumstances?
3. What safeguard accompanies listening for peace?
4. How do the paired qualities describe reconciliation?
5. How does the closing link fruitful land and righteous direction?
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