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Psalms 85:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 85:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 85:4

Theological / Devotional

Turn. God has graciously turned toward His people. The psalmist’s prayer now is that God will bring His people to repentance. We cannot turn of our own selves; we need the grace of God (see Ps. 80:3, 7, 19).

God of our salvation. See Ps. 27:9 ; 51:14.

To cease. Verbally this statement seems to contradict the statement of v. 3, but it may be understood as referring to the effects of God’s anger. The captivity had been restored, but the land was still in a state of desolation.

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