RRB notes on Psalm 85

Psalms 85 KJV

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

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

[a] Second Advent (see note on Job 42:10).

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

[b] Second Advent (Isa. 40:1-2).

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

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

[c] Second Advent (Rom. 11:26-27).

5. Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? [d] wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

[d] Psa. 79:5, 80:4.

6. Wilt thou not revive us again: [e] that thy people may rejoice in thee?

[e] Hos. 6:2; the source for the hymn “Revive Us Again.”

7. Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. [f]

[f] Vss. 4-7 are Tribulation prayers answered at the Second Advent.

8. 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.

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

[g] Millennium (Zech. 2:5, 6:12-13).

10. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. [h]

[h] Millennium (see notes on Heb. 7:2; Luke 2:14).

11. Truth shall spring out of the earth; [i] and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

[i] The Millennium; not now (Isa. 59:14).

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

[j] Millennium (Amos 9:13-15).

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