Psalms 85:4
Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
In Context
3Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.
5Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
Cross References
Joshua 7:26And they gathered together upon him a great heap of stones, which remaineth until this present day. And the wrath of the Lord was turned away from them. And the name of that place was called the Valley of Achor, until this day.
Psalms 27:1The psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 80:3before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.
Psalms 80:19And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy name.
Isaiah 12:1And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.
Lamentations 5:21Convert us, O Lord, to thee, 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 →