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Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/85.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/85.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/85.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/85.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/85.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You forgave the guilt of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/85.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/85.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou didst forgive the iniquity of Thy people; Thou didst cover all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/85.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/85.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have forgiven the wickedness of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/85.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You forgave your people’s guilt; you covered all their sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/85.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You took away Your people&#8217s guilt; You covered all their sin. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/85.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/85.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have forgiven the sin and taken away the guilt of your people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/85.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/85.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You removed your people's guilt. You pardoned all their sins. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/85.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have forgiven your people's sins and pardoned all their wrongs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/85.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You took away the iniquity of your people, forgiving all their sins Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/85.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/85.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/85.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/85.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/85.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/85.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have carried away the iniquity of Your people, "" You have covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/85.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/85.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst lift up the iniquity of thy people, thou didst cover all their sin. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/85.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/85.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 84:3>You have released the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/85.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You forgave the guilt of your people, pardoned all their sins. <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/85.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You forgave the iniquity of your people; you pardoned all their sin. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/85.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/85.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have forgiven the evil of your people and you have covered all their sins!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/85.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast pardoned all their sin. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/85.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast forgiven thy people their transgressions; thou has covered all their sins. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/85-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10626" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/85.htm">You Showed Favor to Your Land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">You forgave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wōn (N-csc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">the iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of Your people;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: kis·sî·ṯā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">You covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">their sin.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Isaiah 44:22</a></span><br />I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Daniel 9:9</a></span><br />To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18-19</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ / Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-43.htm">Acts 10:43</a></span><br />All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a></span><br />“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have forgiven the iniquity of your people, you have covered all their sin. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">forgiven</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David, Maschil. Blessed <i>is he whose</i> transgression <i>is</i> forgiven, <i>whose</i> sin <i>is</i> covered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8,9</a></b></br> O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Jeremiah 50:20</a></b></br> In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and <i>there shall be</i> none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/psalms/80-10.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Forgave</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Forgiven</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/65-3.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Pardoned</a> <a href="/psalms/84-8.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/psalms/88-14.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Forgave</a> <a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Forgiven</a> <a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/psalms/89-32.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm">Pardoned</a> <a href="/psalms/87-3.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/89-32.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 85</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">The Psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prays for continuance thereof.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">He promises to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/85.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/85.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You forgave the iniquity of Your people;</b><br>This phrase highlights God's mercy and willingness to forgive the sins of His people, Israel. The term "iniquity" refers to moral corruption or wickedness, indicating a deep-seated sinfulness. In the Old Testament, forgiveness is often associated with the sacrificial system established in the Law of Moses, where the shedding of blood was required for atonement (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). This forgiveness is a foreshadowing of the ultimate forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice on the cross provides atonement for all humanity's sins (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>). Historically, this forgiveness can be seen in events such as the return from Babylonian exile, where God restored His people despite their previous disobedience.<p><b>You covered all their sin.</b><br>The concept of "covering" sin is rooted in the Hebrew word "kaphar," which means to cover, purge, or make atonement. This covering is symbolic of God's grace, where He chooses not to count the sins against His people. In the sacrificial system, the blood of animals was used to cover sins temporarily, pointing to the need for a more permanent solution. This is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, whose blood covers and removes sin once and for all (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>). The comprehensive nature of "all their sin" emphasizes the completeness of God's forgiveness, leaving no sin uncovered or unforgiven.<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to be a musical or liturgical pause, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on the preceding words. It serves as a moment to meditate on the profound truth of God's forgiveness and grace. In the context of worship, it allows the congregation to internalize the message and respond with gratitude and reverence. The use of "Selah" underscores the importance of contemplating the depth of God's mercy and the transformative power of His forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_korah.htm">The Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/85.htm">Psalm 85</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who played a significant role in temple worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, often the subject of the Psalms, reflecting their relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the Psalm, who forgives and covers the sins of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/iniquity_and_sin.htm">Iniquity and Sin</a></b><br>The moral failings and transgressions of the people, which God forgives and covers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_forgiveness.htm">Understanding Forgiveness</a></b><br>God's forgiveness is complete and covers all sin. Reflect on the depth of God's mercy and grace in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin.htm">The Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize the seriousness of sin and the need for divine forgiveness. Sin separates us from God, but His forgiveness restores us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflective_pause.htm">Reflective Pause (Selah)</a></b><br>Take time to meditate on God's forgiveness. Use moments of reflection to deepen your understanding of His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_forgiveness.htm">Community and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Just as God forgives His people collectively, we are called to forgive others within our community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_forgiveness.htm">Living in Forgiveness</a></b><br>Embrace the freedom that comes from being forgiven. Let this assurance transform your daily walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_85.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 85</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_85_2-3_seem_contradictory.htm">Psalm 85:2–3 – Why does God’s forgiveness here seem to conflict with other biblical passages depicting severe and unforgiving judgment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_85__how_to_reconcile_hope_with_exile.htm">Psalm 85 - How can we harmonize this psalm's hope for national revival with other biblical texts that emphasize permanent punishment or exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_instant_forgiveness.htm">Psalm 32:5 says God forgives sin immediately upon confession; why is there no concrete evidence of such forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_divine_punishment_in_psalm_78_at_odds_with_a_loving_god.htm">Does the repeated theme of divine punishment in Psalm 78 conflict with the concept of a loving God found in other biblical passages?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/85.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Forgiven.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">taken away. </span>(See <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm" title="Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.">Psalm 32:1</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/85.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast forgiven the iniquity</span> <span class="cmt_word">of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin.</span> God's remission of punishment, and restoration of his people to favour, was a full indication that he had "forgiven their iniquity" and "covered their sins." This was so vast a boon, that a pause for devout acknowledgment and silent adoration seemed fitting. Hence the "selah," which is at the end of the second verse, not of the first, as Hengstenberg states. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/85-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You forgave</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֭שָׂאתָ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your people;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You covered</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּסִּ֖יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(kis·sî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their sin.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּאתָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 85:2 You have forgiven the iniquity of your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/85-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 85:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 85:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/85-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 85:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 85:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>