Psalms 85:4
(85:5) Return to us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy ill-will toward us to cease.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
In Context
3(85:4) Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.
Cross References
Joshua 7:26And they raised over him a great heap of stones [which is] unto this day; and the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of 'Achor, unto this day.
Psalms 27:1“Of David.” The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread?
Psalms 80:3(80:4) O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
Psalms 80:19(80:20) O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
Isaiah 12:1And thou shalt say on that day, “I will thank thee, O Lord, that thou wast angry with me: thy anger [now] is turned away, and thou comfortest me.
Lamentations 5:21Cause us to return, O Lord, unto thee, and we will return: renew our days as of old.
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 →