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Psalm 85

Psa. 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,
Psa. 42•  (Psa. 42)
, title.
τ
or, well pleased with,
Psa. 77:7• 7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favorable no more? (Psa. 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.
Psa. 42:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.>> As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. (Psa. 42:1)
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Psa. 42•  (Psa. 42)
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Lord.
Lev. 26:42• 42Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. (Lev. 26:42)
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Joel 2:18• 18Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. (Joel 2:18)
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Zech. 1:16• 16Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. (Zech. 1:16)
favourable unto.
or, well pleased with.
Psa. 77:7• 7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favorable no more? (Psa. 77:7)
thou hast.
Psa. 14:7• 7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. (Psa. 14:7)
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Psa. 126:1‑2• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
 2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. (Psa. 126:1‑2)
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Ezra 1:11• 11All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. (Ezra 1:11)
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Ezra 2:1• 1Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; (Ezra 2:1)
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Jer. 30:18• 18Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. (Jer. 30:18)
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Jer. 31:23• 23Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. (Jer. 31:23)
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Ezek. 39:25• 25Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; (Ezek. 39:25)
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Joel 3:1• 1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, (Joel 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: