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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Psalm 85

Chapter 85

LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

A. M. 3468. B.C. 536. (Title.) for. or, of

42:1 *title

Lord

Leviticus 26:42 Joel 2:18 Zechariah 1:16

favourable unto

or, well pleased with.

77:7

thou hast

14:7 126:1,2 Ezra 1:11 2:1 Jeremiah 30:18 31:23 Ezekiel 39:25 Joel 3:1

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

forgiven

32:1 79:8,9 Jeremiah 50:20 Micah 7:18 Acts 13:39 Colossians 2:13

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

taken

Isaiah 6:7 12:1 54:7-10 John 1:29

turned, etc

or, turned thine anger from waxing hot.

Exodus 32:11,22 Deuteronomy 13:17

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

turn us

The Israelites were not restored from their captivity all at once: a few returned with Zerubbabel, some more with Ezra and Nehemiah; but a great number still remained in Babylonia, Media, Assyria, etc.; and therefore the Psalmist prays for a complete restoration.

80:3,7,19 Jeremiah 31:18 Lamentations 5:21 Malachi 4:6

O God

25:2 27:1 Micah 7:7,18-20 John 4:22

cause

78:38 Isaiah 10:25 Daniel 9:16

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

angry

74:1 77:9 79:5 80:4 89:46 Isaiah 64:9-12 Micah 7:18

draw

Luke 21:24 Revelation 18:21-23

Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

revive

80:18 138:7 Ezra 9:8,9 Isaiah 57:15 Hosea 6:2 Habakkuk 3:2

people

53:6 Ezra 3:11-13 Jeremiah 33:11

Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

50:23 91:16 Jeremiah 42:12

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

hear

Habakkuk 2:1 Hebrews 12:25

for he

29:11 Isaiah 57:19 Zechariah 9:10 John 14:27 20:19,26 Acts 10:36 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 Ephesians 2:17 2 Thessalonians 3:16

to his

50:5 Ephesians 1:1,2

but

130:4 John 5:14 8:11 Acts 3:26 Galatians 4:9 2 Timothy 2:19 Hebrews 10:26-29 2 Peter 2:20-22 Revelation 2:4,5 3:19

folly

Genesis 34:7 1 Samuel 25:25 Proverbs 25:11 27:22

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Surely

24:4,5 50:23 119:155 Isaiah 46:13 Mark 12:32-34 John 7:17 Acts 10:2-4 Acts 11:13,14 13:16

glory

Isaiah 4:5 Ezekiel 26:20 Haggai 2:7-9 Zechariah 2:5,8 Luke 2:32 John 1:14

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Mercy

89:14 100:5 Exodus 34:6,7 Micah 7:20 Luke 1:54,55 John 1:17

righteousness

72:3 Isaiah 32:16-18 45:24 Jeremiah 23:5,6 Luke 2:14 Romans 3:25,26 5:1,21 Hebrews 7:2

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Truth

Isaiah 4:2 45:8 53:2 John 14:6 1 John 5:20,21

righteousness

Isaiah 42:21 Matthew 3:17 17:5 Luke 2:14 2 Corinthians 5:21 Ephesians 1:6

Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

the Lord

84:11 Micah 6:8 1 Corinthians 1:30 Ephesians 1:3 James 1:17

our land

67:6 72:16 Isaiah 30:23,24 32:15 Matthew 13:8,23 Acts 2:41 21:20 *Gr:; 1 Corinthians 3:6-9

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

Righteousness

72:2,3 89:14 Isaiah 58:8

shall set

119:35 Matthew 20:27,28 John 13:14-16,34 2 Corinthians 3:18 Galatians 2:20 Ephesians 5:1,2 Philippians 2:5-8 Hebrews 12:1,2 1 Peter 2:18-24 4:1 1 John 2:6