Psalm 85:1

Translations

Modern

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

Traditional

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Literal

For the one directing. Of the sons of Korah a Psalm. You have shown favor, O YHWH, to Your land; You have turned back the captivity of Jacob.

Latin

In finem, filiis Core. Psalmus. Benedixisti, Domine, terram tuam; avertisti captivitatem Jacob.

Original

Hebrew

English

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

Notes

Psalms 85:1

God brought Israel back from exile and restored its fortunes (see Psalm 14:7; 126:1).

Psalms 85:1–5

Though the psalmist gratefully acknowledges God’s goodness, he also asks God whether his wrath will last forever.

Psalms 85:1–13

The psalmist leads the community that returned from exile in a lament and a prayer for complete restoration:

He remembers how God rescued Israel from exile (Psalm 85:1–3),
asks for clearer signs of God’s goodness, and
leads the people in prayer for full renewal (Psalm 85:4–7).

God answers with a message of peace (Psalm 85:8–9). The psalm ends with a poetic description of the greatness of God’s salvation (85:10–13).

Related verses

Jeremiah 30:18
This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
Psalm 14:7
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
Ezekiel 39:25
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
Psalm 77:7
“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
Joel 2:18
Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
Psalm 126:1–2
A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
Leviticus 26:42
…then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
Joel 3:1
“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,
Psalm 42:1
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Jeremiah 31:23
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
Zechariah 1:16
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
Ezra 1:11–2:1
In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Korah: Levite rebel leader; his descendants became temple servants

Glossary

Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Psalms, Book of

Topics

Intercession: Additional Instances of Korah, for the Congregation Israel, Prophecies Concerning: Captivity of Nehemiah is Commissioned to Lead the Remainder of the Captivity Nation: Prayer For Patriotism: General Scriptures Concerning Praise: Psalms of, for God's Goodness to Israel Psalms: Thanksgiving The Favour of God: To be Acknowledged

Psalm 85:1

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