Psalms 85An anonymous psalmist thanked God for forgiving and restoring His sinning people. He prayed that God would remove His wrath from them and expressed confidence in the nation’s future. Perhaps the genre is a national lament. read more
This Ps. looks back upon the mercy which God has shown to His people in bringing them back from captivity (Psalms 85:1-3), entreats Him to remove the displeasure that has again fallen on them, and to deliver them f6rom present troubles (Psalms 85:4-7), and ends with a hopeful picture of the blessings that will follow the answering of the prayer (Psalms 85:8-13). It evidently belongs to a time soon after the return from the Babylonian exile—either the days of discouragement before the building... read more
(2) Forgiven.—Rather, taken away. (See Psalms 32:1.) read more
The Prayer of a Patriot Psalms 85:6 An old commentator has summed up the purport of this Psalm in the following words: 'The prayer of a patriot for his afflicted country, in which he pleads God's former mercies and by faith foresees better days'. Such a Psalm reminds us, first of all, that a good Christian must be a good patriot, ardently concerned for the truest welfare of his own people and his native land. Moreover, it suggests that we may appropriate to this England of ours in a modified... read more
Psalms 85:1-13THE outstanding peculiarity of this psalm is its sudden transitions of feeling. Beginning with exuberant thanksgiving for restoration of the nation (Psalms 85:1-3), it passes, without intermediate gradations, to complaints of God’s continued wrath and entreaties for restoration (Psalms 85:4-7). and then as suddenly rises to joyous assurance of inward and outward blessings. The condition of the exiles returned from Babylon best corresponds to such conflicting emotions. The book of... read more
Psalms 85:0 All Promised Blessings Realized 1. What grace has done (Psalms 85:1-3 ) 2. Prayer for the fulfilment (Psalms 85:4-9 ) 3. Righteousness and peace (Psalms 85:10-13 ) What will come to Israel when Christ returns to be their King is blessedly made known in the opening verses of this other Korah Psalm. Favour will rest upon the land; the captivity of Jacob is brought back, their iniquity is forgiven and their sin covered; His wrath is turned away. Hence they pray that all this may... read more
85:2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast {b} covered all their sin. Selah.(b) You have buried them that they will not come into judgment. read more
85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the {c} fierceness of thine anger.(c) Not only in withdrawing your rod, but in forgiving sins, and in touching our hearts to confess them. read more
The first psalm in this lesson suggests Psalms 74:0 on which we did not dwell, but both of which depict the desolations of Judah by the Babylonians (compare Jeremiah 52:12-14 ). On this supposition their date would be that of the captivity, and their author a later Asaph than the Asaph mentioned in David’s time. Psalms 80:0 Has captivity features also. Some would say it relates to the ten tribes, as the preceding psalm does to Judah. The next several psalms are much alike in this respect and... read more
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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 85:1-7
1. Thanksgiving and petition 85:1-7 read more