Psalms 85:1
Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
In Context
2Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. [Selah.]
Cross References
Ezra 1:11All the utensils, in gold and silver, were five thousand and four hundred,—the whole, did Sheshbazzar bring up with the upbringing of the exile, out of Babylon unto Jerusalem.
Psalms 42:1As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.
Psalms 126:1When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who dream:
Jeremiah 31:23Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Again, shall they say this word, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I cause their captivity to return, Yahweh, bless thee, Thou home of righteousness! Thou mountain of holiness!
Joel 2:18And Yahweh became jealous for his land,—and took pity on his people;
Zechariah 1:16Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, I have returned to Jerusalem, with compassions, My house, shall be built therein, declareth Yahweh of hosts, and, a line, shall be stretched forth 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 →