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Psalm 85

Sal. 85:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
σfor the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Korah
Qorach (Hebrew #7141)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites
KJV usage: Korah.
Pronounce: ko'rakh
Origin: from 7139
.>> Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, thou hast been τfavorable
ratsah (Hebrew #7521)
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
KJV usage: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
Pronounce: raw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thy land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
: thou hast brought back
shuwb (Hebrew #7725)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
KJV usage: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) X again, (cause to) answer (+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, + continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back, fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, X needs, be past, X pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, + say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, X surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
Pronounce: shoob
Origin: a primitive root
the captivity
shbuwth (Hebrew #7622)
from 7617; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
KJV usage: captive(-ity).
Pronounce: sheb-ooth'
Origin: or shbiyth {sheb-eeth'}
shbuwth (Hebrew #7622)
from 7617; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
KJV usage: captive(-ity).
Pronounce: sheb-ooth'
Origin: or shbiyth {sheb-eeth'}
of Jacob
Ya`aqob (Hebrew #3290)
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
KJV usage: Jacob.
Pronounce: yah-ak-obe'
Origin: from 6117
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σ
or, of,
Sal. 42•  (Sal. 42)
, title.
τ
or, well pleased with,
Sal. 77:7• 7¿Desechará el Señor para siempre, Y no volverá más á amar? (Sal. 77:7)
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Captivity,
Jacob,
Korah,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Psalms

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-7:  The Psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prays for the continuance thereof.
8-13:  He promises to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness.
A.M. 3468.
B.C. 536.
(Title.)
for.
or, of.
Sal. 42:1• 1Al Músico principal: Masquil á los hijos de Coré. Como el ciervo brama por las corrientes de las aguas, Así clama por ti, oh Dios, el alma mía. (Sal. 42:1)
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Sal. 42•  (Sal. 42)
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Lord.
Lv. 26:42• 42Y yo me acordaré de mi pacto con Jacob, y asimismo de mi pacto con Isaac, y también de mi pacto con Abraham me acordaré; y haré memoria de la tierra. (Lv. 26:42)
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Jl. 2:18• 18Y Jehová celará su tierra, y perdonará su pueblo. (Jl. 2:18)
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Zac. 1:16• 16Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová: Yo me he tornado á Jerusalem con miseraciones; en ella será edificada mi casa, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, y la plomada será tendida sobre Jerusalem. (Zac. 1:16)
favourable unto.
or, well pleased with.
Sal. 77:7• 7¿Desechará el Señor para siempre, Y no volverá más á amar? (Sal. 77:7)
thou hast.
Sal. 14:7• 7Quién diese de Sión la salud de Israel! En tornando Jehová la cautividad de su pueblo, Se gozará Jacob, y alegraráse Israel. (Sal. 14:7)
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Sal. 126:1‑2• 1Cántico gradual. Cuando Jehová hiciere tornar la cautividad de Sión, Seremos como los que sueñan.
 2Entonces nuestra boca se henchirá de risa, Y nuestra lengua de alabanza; Entonces dirán entre las gentes: Grandes cosas ha hecho Jehová con éstos. (Sal. 126:1‑2)
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Esd. 1:11• 11Todos los vasos de oro y de plata, cinco mil y cuatrocientos. Todos los hizo llevar Sesbassar con los que subieron del cautiverio de Babilonia á Jerusalem. (Esd. 1:11)
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Esd. 2:1• 1Y éstos son los hijos de la provincia que subieron de la cautividad, de la transmigración que Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia hizo traspasar á Babilonia, y que volvieron á Jerusalem y á Judá, cada uno á su ciudad: (Esd. 2:1)
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Jer. 30:18• 18Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí yo hago tornar la cautividad de las tiendas de Jacob, y de sus tiendas tendré misericordia; y la ciudad será edificada sobre su collado, y el templo será asentado según su forma. (Jer. 30:18)
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Jer. 31:23• 23Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Aun dirán esta palabra en la tierra de Judá y en sus ciudades, cuando yo convertiré su cautiverio: Jehová te bendiga, oh morada de justicia, oh monte santo. (Jer. 31:23)
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Ez. 39:25• 25Por tanto, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Ahora volveré la cautividad de Jacob, y tendré misericordia de toda la casa de Israel, y celaré por mi santo nombre. (Ez. 39:25)
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Jl. 3:1• 1Porque he aquí que en aquellos días, y en aquel tiempo en que haré tornar la cautividad de Judá y de Jerusalem, (Jl. 3:1)
• Psa. 85 brings out a principle of great practical importance, the difference between the forgiveness of what belongs to our former state, and the blessedness into which the believer is introduced in the enjoyment of relationship with God. (book #14599)
• Book 3. Series 2. The Indignation. The ten tribes of Israel destroyed. Restoration to the Lord where prior Psalm was restoration to the land. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• (vv. 1-3) In the opening verses the restoration of Israel is anticipated by the godly. The nation is viewed as brought back from captivity into the favor of Jehovah, their sins forgiven, and God’s wrath taken away. These verses present the final blessing of the nation; the remainder of the psalm, how that blessing is reached. (“Psalms 85” by H. Smith)
• The remnant of Israel is now viewed as brought back from the four winds (Mt. 24:31) into the favor of Jehovah with their sins forgiven and God’s wrath taken away (vs. 1-3). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob: