Psalms 85:1
Once, Lord, you did favor your land, granting change of fortune to Jacob,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
In Context
2forgiving the guilt of your people, pardoning all their sin, Selah
Cross References
Psalms 42:1Like the hart which longs for brooks of water, I long for you, God.
Psalms 126:1When the Lord turned the fortunes of Zion, we were like dreamers.
Joel 2:18Then the Lord became deeply concerned for his land, and took pity upon his people,
Zechariah 1:16Therefore, says the Lord, I am turning to show mercy to Jerusalem. My temple will be rebuilt in it, says the Lord of hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 85:1
Interpreters are generally of the opinion that this psalm was penned after the return of the Jews out of their captivity in Babylon, when they still remained under some tokens of God's displeasure, which they here pray for the removal of. And nothing appears to the contrary, but that it might be penned then, as well as Ps. cxxxvii. They are the public interests that lie near the psalmist's heart here, and the psalm is penned for the great congregation. The church was here in a deluge; above were clouds, below were… Read the whole commentary →