Psalms 85:4
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
In Context
3Pity me, O Lord: for to thee will I cry all the day.
5For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
Cross References
Joshua 7:26And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and the Lord ceased from his fierce anger. Therefore he called + 7:26 Gr. it.the place Emecachor until this day.
Psalms 27:1A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
Psalms 80:3Take a psalm, and produce the timbrel, the pleasant psaltery with the harp.
Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, I will bless thee, O Lord; for thou wast angry with me, but thou hast turned aside thy wrath, and hast pitied me.
Lamentations 5:21Turn us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be turned; and renew our days as before.
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 →