Psalm 85:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 85:1-7

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. The people of God, in a very low and weak condition, are here taught how to address themselves to God. I. They are to acknowledge with thankfulness the great things God had done for them (Ps. 85:1-3): ?Thou has done so and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:6

Wilt thou not revive us again ,.... Their return from the Babylonish captivity was a reviving of them in their bondage, Ezra 9:8 and the conversion of them in the latter day will be a reviving them again, be as life from the dead; they are like the dry bones in Ezekiel's vision, or like the dead in the graves; and their being turned to the Lord will be a resurrection, or quickening of them, as every instance of conversion is; see Romans 11:15 , men are dead in trespasses and sins, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:6

Wilt thou not revive us - We have long had the sentence of death in ourselves; and have feared an utter extinction. Shall not our nation yet live before thee? Shall we not become once more numerous, pious, and powerful, that Thy people may rejoice in thee? - As the Source of all our mercies; and give thee the glory due to thy name? read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:6

Verse 6 The godly, still dwelling on the same theme, ask, in the 6th verse, whether God will not turn again and quicken them Being fully convinced of the truth of this principle, That the punishments with which God chastises his children are only temporary; they thereby encourage themselves in the confident expectation, that although he may be now justly displeased, and may have turned away his face from them, yet, when they implore his mercy, he will be entreated, and raising the dead to life... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:1-13

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:1-13

Temporal mercies of little avail without such as are spiritual. There had been great outward mercies (see Psalms 85:1-3 ). Probably the wonderful deliverance of Judah, Jerusalem, and Hezekiah from the threatened might of Assyria was the occasion of this burst of thanksgiving. But the psalmist—it may have been Isaiah himself—whilst grateful, indeed, for God's deliverance, as he well might be, was nevertheless sore distressed at the spiritual condition of his countrymen (see Isaiah's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:4-7

The prayer. Two things are prayed for—first, that God will turn the hearts of his people wholly towards himself ( Psalms 85:4 ); and secondly, that he will complete his work of deliverance by removing the traces, that still exist, of his past anger ( Psalms 85:5-7 ). Israel is still in a state of great distress and weakness, suffering from the natural consequences of its sins, which keep it depressed and sad. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:6

Wilt thou not revive us again! literally, wilt thou not return and revive us? (comp. Psalms 71:20 ). So Ezra prays God to "give Israel a little reviving in their bondage" ( Ezra 9:8 ). That thy people may rejoice in thee. The "revival" and "rejoicing" came in Nehemiah's time, when the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem was kept "with gladness, both with thanksgiving, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps" ( Nehemiah 12:27 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:6

Revival. "Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?" The prayers of Scripture, like its promises, never grow old. They deal not with the changing surface and circumstances of life, but with its living heart and abiding needs. So this prayer of the old psalmist is as fresh and fit for our lips today, as when the ink was wet in which he wrote. The same Spirit who inspired him also "helpeth our infirmities." I. THE BLESSING SOUGHT : REVIVAL . This word... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:6

Revival I. NOTE THE CHIEF WORD OF THIS VERSE : " REVIVE ." It implies: 1 . Life. The new creation has been accomplished, the passing from death unto life has taken place. 2 . But that life has declined, and therefore needs revival. How often this occurs! Our spiritual life is not as our natural life, which is weakest at the beginning and end; but the spiritual life is strong in the vigour of its first love, nor does it ever at the last hour fall from God, but... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 85:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 85:6

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