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Put aside your anger against us once more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/85.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/85.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/85.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/85.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/85.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/85.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/85.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/85.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Turn us back, O God of our salvation, And cause Your vexation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/85.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/85.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to us, God of our salvation, and abandon your displeasure with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/85.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to us, God of our salvation, and abandon Your displeasure with us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/85.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/85.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD and our God, you save us! Please bring us back home and don't be angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/85.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/85.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Restore us, O God, our savior. Put an end to your anger against us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/85.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Bring us back, O God our savior, and stop being displeased with us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/85.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Restore us, God of our salvation, and stop being angry with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/85.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/85.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/85.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy anger towards us to cease.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/85.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/85.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/85.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, "" And make void Your anger with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/85.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Turn back to us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/85.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Turn us back, O God of our salvation, and annul thine anger with us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/85.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/85.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 84:5>Convert us, O God, our Savior, and turn your anger away from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/85.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, God of our salvation; let go of your displeasure with us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/85.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/85.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O God our Saviour, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/85.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Restore us, oh God our Savior, and cancel your wrath from us!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/85.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/85.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn thy anger away from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/85-4.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=10637" 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">3</span>You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ū·ḇê·nū (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Restore us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3468.htm" title="3468: yiš·‘ê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare. Or yeshai; from yasha'; liberty, deliverance, prosperity.">of our salvation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: wə·hā·p̄êr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">and put away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3708.htm" title="3708: ka·‘as·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Vexation, anger. Or kaoas; from ka'ac; vexation.">Your displeasure</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">toward us.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?…<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="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-19</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-21.htm">Lamentations 5:21</a></span><br />Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a></span><br />Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3</a></span><br />So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Jeremiah 3:22</a></span><br />“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.<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="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a></span><br />Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause your anger toward us to cease.</p><p class="hdg">turn us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-3.htm">Psalm 80:3,7,19</a></b></br> Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18</a></b></br> I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself <i>thus</i>; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed <i>to the yoke</i>: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou <i>art</i> the LORD my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-21.htm">Lamentations 5:21</a></b></br> Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.</p><p class="hdg">O God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-2.htm">Psalm 25:2</a></b></br> O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The LORD <i>is</i> my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD <i>is</i> the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Micah 7:7,18-20</a></b></br> Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me… </p><p class="hdg">cause</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38</a></b></br> But he, <i>being</i> full of compassion, forgave <i>their</i> iniquity, and destroyed <i>them</i> not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Isaiah 10:25</a></b></br> For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16</a></b></br> O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people <i>are become</i> a reproach to all <i>that are</i> about us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/psalms/80-2.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/psalms/66-5.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/90-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-12.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/psalms/126-4.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/psalms/85-7.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/89-26.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/psalms/85-6.htm">Turn</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>Restore us, O God of our salvation</b><br>This phrase is a plea for divine intervention and renewal. The concept of restoration is central to the biblical narrative, reflecting the Israelites' recurring need for God's mercy and forgiveness. Historically, this plea may have been voiced during a time of national distress, such as the Babylonian exile, when the Israelites longed for a return to their homeland and a renewal of their covenant relationship with God. The title "God of our salvation" emphasizes God's role as the deliverer and redeemer of His people, a theme that resonates throughout the Old Testament. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate restoration through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise of salvation.<p><b>and put away Your displeasure toward us</b><br>This part of the verse acknowledges the reality of God's righteous anger due to the people's sins. In the Old Testament, God's displeasure often manifested in tangible consequences, such as defeat in battle or exile. The request to "put away" this displeasure indicates a desire for reconciliation and peace with God. It reflects the covenantal relationship where God's favor is contingent upon the people's faithfulness. This plea is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>, where God promises healing and forgiveness if His people humble themselves and turn from their wicked ways. Theologically, this phrase underscores the need for repentance and the hope for divine mercy, which is ultimately realized in the New Testament through the atoning work of Christ.<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 to whom the Psalm is addressed, representing the people of God seeking restoration and favor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_of_our_salvation.htm">God of our salvation</a></b><br>A title for God emphasizing His role as the deliverer and redeemer of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/displeasure_of_god.htm">Displeasure of God</a></b><br>Refers to God's righteous anger or judgment towards His people due to their sin and disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The act of God bringing His people back into a right relationship with Him, often following repentance and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_displeasure.htm">Understanding God's Displeasure</a></b><br>Recognize that God's displeasure is a response to sin, but it is not His final word. His desire is for restoration and reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a></b><br>True restoration begins with acknowledging our sins and turning back to God. Repentance is a key step in experiencing God's forgiveness and favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_source_of_salvation.htm">God as the Source of Salvation</a></b><br>Emphasize that God alone is the source of our salvation and restoration. Our efforts are insufficient without His intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Encourage believers to pray earnestly for personal and communal restoration, trusting in God's willingness to restore.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Hope in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite past failures, there is hope in God's unchanging nature and His promises to restore those who seek Him.<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/do_you_hear_god's_guidance.htm">What does the Bible say about health?</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/how_does_psalm_85_8-9_align_with_history.htm">Psalm 85:8-9 - How does this promise of peace and deliverance align with historical evidence of ongoing conflicts in ancient Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_85_1_align_with_history.htm">Psalm 85:1 - How do we reconcile Israel's supposed restoration from captivity with historical records that do not confirm such an event at that time?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">Turn us.</span>--Here equivalent to <span class= "ital">restore us once more. </span>If, the poet felt, the captivity had taught its lesson, why, on the restoration, did not complete freedom from misfortune ensue? It is this which supplies the motive of his song.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/85.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4-7.</span> - The prayer. Two things are prayed for - first, that God will turn the hearts of his people wholly towards himself (ver. 4); and secondly, that he will complete his work of deliverance by removing the traces, that still exist, of his past anger (vers. 5-7). Israel is still in a state of great distress and weakness, suffering from the natural consequences of its sins, which keep it depressed and sad. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Turn us, O God of our salvation.</span> Thou art turned to us (ver. 1); let us also be turned to thee. We cannot turn of our own mere wish to turn; we need thy helping grace (comp. <a href="/psalms/80-3.htm">Psalm 80:3, 7, 19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And cause thine anger toward</span> <span class="cmt_word">us to cease.</span> Verbally, this contradicts ver. 3, whence it has been supposed by some to come from the mouth of another speaker. But really there is no contradiction, if we understand, both here and in the next verse, by God's anger, the effects of his anger, which were still continuing (comp. <a href="/ezra/3-12.htm">Ezra 3:12, 13</a>; <a href="/ezra/4-4.htm">Ezra 4:4-24</a>; <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Ezra 9:2-15</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Nehemiah 4:1-22</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/85-4.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">Restore us,</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁ֭וּבֵנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of our salvation,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·‘ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3468.htm">Strong's 3468: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put away</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָפֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·p̄êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your displeasure</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּֽעַסְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(ka·‘as·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vexation, anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward us.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 85:4 Turn us God of our salvation (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/85-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 85:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 85:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 85:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 85:5" /></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>