Psalms 85:4
Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
In Context
3O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.
5For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.
Cross References
Joshua 7:26And they gathered upon him a great pile of stones, which remains even to the present day. And the fury of the Lord was averted from them. And the name of that place was called the Valley of Achor, even to this day.
Psalms 27:1A Psalm of David himself. To you, Lord, I will cry out. My God, do not be silent toward me. For if you remain silent toward me, I will become like those who descend into the pit.
Psalms 80:3Take up a psalm, and bring forth the timbrel: a pleasing Psalter with stringed instruments.
Isaiah 12:1And you will say in that day: “I will confess to you, O Lord, because you have been angry with me; but your fury has been turned away, and you have consoled me.
Lamentations 5:21Convert us, O Lord, to you, and we shall be converted. Renew our days, as from the beginning.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 85:2-8
Prayer in Time of Trouble. 1 Lord , thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that… Read the whole commentary →