Psalms 85:3
(85:4) Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
In Context
2(85:3) Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered over all their sin. Selah.
4(85:5) Return to us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy ill-will toward us to cease.
Cross References
Exodus 32:22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my Lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that it is bent on mischief.
Deuteronomy 32:43Speak aloud, O ye nations, the praises of his people; for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and vengeance will he render to his adversaries, and forgive his land, and people.
Psalms 78:38But he, being merciful, forgave the iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not awaken all his fury.
Isaiah 6:7And he touched therewith upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thy iniquity is departed, and thy sin is forgiven.
Isaiah 40:1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
Isaiah 54:7But for a brief moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I again receive thee.
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 →