Psalms Chapter 85 [YLT]

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1 To the Overseer. By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Brought back – Cyrus gave Israel liberty to return from Babylonian captivity. Messiah, the antitypical Cyrus, is about to give full liberty for the return of Israel to divine favor, to Palestine. OV176:3; R4892:2

Captivity of Jacob – Natural Israel. A300


Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. Forgiven the iniquity – The Deliverer will do more than merely regather them. R4892:2

Israel's sins have not yet been taken away. OV176:4


3 Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.
4 Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.
5 To the age art Thou angry against us Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation
6 Dost Thou not turn back Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee. Revive us again – Israel has the promise of a mighty deliverance. OV176:3

7 Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.
8 I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.
9 Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.
10 Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,
11 Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out, Out of the earth – The earthly phase of the Kingdom. D653

Down from heaven – The heavenly phase of the Kingdom. D653


12 Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase. Yield her increase – Until the whole earth shall smile as the Garden of Eden and break forth into singing. R1248:3

13 Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!
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