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href="/bsb/psalms/85.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/85.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/85.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/85.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/85.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/85.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/85.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/85.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will You not revive us again, So that Your people may rejoice in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/85.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Will You not Yourself revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/85.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Wilt Thou not Thyself revive us again, That Thy people may rejoice in Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/85.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will You not Yourself return to revive us, That Your people may be glad in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/85.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Will You not revive us <i>and</i> bring us to life again, That Your people may rejoice in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/85.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/85.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will You not revive us again so that Your people may rejoice in You? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/85.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/85.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Won't you give us fresh life and let your people be glad because of you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/85.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou not quicken us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/85.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Won't you restore our lives again so that your people may find joy in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/85.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make us strong again, and we, your people, will praise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/85.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you restore our lives again so that your people may rejoice in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/85.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/85.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/85.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Won't you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/85.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/85.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/85.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do You not turn back? You revive us, "" And Your people rejoice in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/85.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/85.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou not turn back? wilt thou give us life? and thy people shall rejoice in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/85.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/85.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 84:7>O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/85.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Certainly you will again restore our life, that your people may rejoice in you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/85.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you not revive us again, so that your people may rejoice in you?<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 and revive us, that thy people may rejoice in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/85.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But do restore us and give us life, and your people will rejoice in you!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/85.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wilt Thou not quicken us again, That Thy people may rejoice in Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/85.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou wilt turn and quicken us; and thy people shall rejoice in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/85-6.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=10650" 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">5</span>Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Will You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: tə·ḥay·yê·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">revive us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am·mə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">that Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: yiś·mə·ḥū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">may rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">in You?</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.…<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="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Habakkuk 3:2</a></span><br />O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a></span><br />After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-2</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/psalms/80-18.htm">Psalm 80:18-19</a></span><br />Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. / Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Psalm 71:20</a></span><br />Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Psalm 138:7</a></span><br />If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a></span><br />So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19-20</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a></span><br />We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13</a></span><br />When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?</p><p class="hdg">revive</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Psalm 80:18</a></b></br> So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Psalm 138:7</a></b></br> Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8,9</a></b></br> And now for a little space grace hath been <i>shewed</i> from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage… </p><p class="hdg">people</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/53-6.htm">Psalm 53:6</a></b></br> Oh that the salvation of Israel <i>were come</i> out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, <i>and</i> Israel shall be glad.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11-13</a></b></br> And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because <i>he is</i> good, for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11</a></b></br> The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD <i>is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: <i>and</i> of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Quicken</a> <a href="/psalms/75-9.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Revivest</a> <a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/86-4.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Quicken</a> <a href="/psalms/86-4.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Revivest</a> <a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/86-7.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/91-12.htm">Won't</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>Will You not revive us again</b><br>This phrase is a plea for spiritual renewal and restoration. The context of <a href="/psalms/85.htm">Psalm 85</a> suggests that the Israelites are seeking God's favor after a period of distress or judgment. Historically, this could relate to the return from Babylonian exile, a time when the people longed for national and spiritual revival. The concept of revival is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where God repeatedly restores His people after they turn back to Him (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-19</a>). Theologically, this reflects the cyclical nature of Israel's relationship with God, characterized by periods of faithfulness followed by rebellion and subsequent restoration. The plea for revival is also prophetic, pointing to the ultimate revival through Jesus Christ, who brings spiritual life to all who believe (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>).<p><b>that Your people may rejoice in You</b><br>The purpose of revival is not merely for the people's benefit but for the glory of God, as their joy is found in Him. This joy is a recurring theme in the Psalms and is often associated with God's presence and salvation (<a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a>, <a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Psalm 51:12</a>). In the cultural context of ancient Israel, joy was expressed through worship, festivals, and communal gatherings, all centered around God's covenantal relationship with His people. Theologically, this joy is a foretaste of the eternal joy promised in the New Testament, where believers find their ultimate satisfaction in Christ (<a href="/philippians/4-4.htm">Philippians 4:4</a>). The phrase underscores the idea that true joy is found not in circumstances but in a restored relationship with God, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture and is fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus 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 God's chosen people who are seeking revival and restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/revival.htm">Revival</a></b><br>A spiritual renewal and awakening that the Psalmist is pleading for, indicating a return to fervent faith and joy in God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the Psalm, whose intervention and grace are sought for the revival of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rejoicing.htm">Rejoicing</a></b><br>The desired outcome of revival, where the people of God find joy and satisfaction in their relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_revival.htm">The Need for Revival</a></b><br>Recognize that spiritual decline can happen, and there is a continual need for revival in our personal lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_source_of_revival.htm">God as the Source of Revival</a></b><br>Understand that true revival comes from God alone, and it is through His grace and intervention that we are renewed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_as_a_result_of_revival.htm">Joy as a Result of Revival</a></b><br>Emphasize that the ultimate goal of revival is to bring us back to a place of rejoicing in God, where our joy is rooted in our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_catalyst_for_revival.htm">Prayer as a Catalyst for Revival</a></b><br>Encourage persistent and heartfelt prayer as a means to seek God's revival, following the example of the Psalmist's plea.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_revival.htm">Community and Revival</a></b><br>Highlight the importance of communal revival, where the entire body of believers seeks renewal together, fostering unity and collective joy.<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/what_defines_a_christian_revival.htm">What defines a Christian revival?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_117_conflict_with_deut._7_6.htm">Does Psalm 117 conflict with other biblical passages that imply exclusivity or a chosen people, such as Deuteronomy 7:6, and if so, how?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_79_6_call_for_wrath.htm">Why does Psalm 79:6 call for God's wrath on foreign nations when other passages emphasize God's compassion for all peoples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_sea_crossing_without_evidence.htm">How can Psalm 66:6 claim people crossed a sea on dry ground without any clear archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/85.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wilt</span> <span class="cmt_word">thou not revive us again!</span> literally, <span class="accented">wilt thou not return and revive us?</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Psalm 71:20</a>). So Ezra prays God to "give Israel a little reviving in their bondage" (<a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That thy people may rejoice in thee.</span> The "revival" and "rejoicing" came in Nehemiah's time, when the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem was kept "with gladness, both with thanksgiving, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps" (<a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Nehemiah 12:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/85-6.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">Will You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֭תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲֽלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">revive</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥay·yê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us again,</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּשׁ֣וּב</span> <span class="translit">(tā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<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">that Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝עַמְּךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">may rejoice</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂמְחוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·mə·ḥū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in You?</span><br /><span class="heb">בָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/85-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 85:6 Won't you revive us again that your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 85:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 85:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/85-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 85:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 85:7" /></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>