Psalms 85:6
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
In Context
5Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
7Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
Cross References
Ezra 9:8And now as a little, and for a moment has our prayer been made before the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant, and give us a pin in his holy place, and that our God would enlighten our eyes, and would give us a little life in our bondage.
Psalms 71:20How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth :
Psalms 77:8Will God then cast off for ever? or will he never be more favourable again?
Psalms 90:14We are filled in the morning with thy mercy: and we have rejoiced, and are delighted all our days.
Psalms 149:2dummy verses inserted by amos
Jeremiah 3:5Wilt thou be angry for ever, or wilt thou continue until the end? Behold, thou hast spoken, and hast done evil things, and hast been able.
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 →