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*[Psalms 85:1](../../../kjv/psalms/85/1)* *« 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.*
Ver. 1. **Lord, thou hast been favourable, &c.** ] God’s free grace and favour is fitly premised, as the fountain and mother of all the following mercies. This is that other book, [Revelation 20:12](../../../kjv/revelation/20/12) , that hath our names in it, and our pardon.
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**Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob** ] Of old from Egypt, and alate from the Philistines; who, after Saul’s death, miserably tyrannized over Israel, till David delivered them. Some hold that this psalm was composed at the end of the Babylonish captivity; others conceive it may be a prayer for the conversion of the Gentiles, who are brought in speaking, the whole psalm throughout.

Psa 85:2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Ver. 2. **Thou hast forgiven the iniquity, &c.** ] This is worthily mentioned as a main mercy, as a chief fruit of free grace.
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**Thou hast covered all their sins** ] That that filthy thing may be no longer an eyesore unto thee. In the original there are six *homoioteleuta,* which is an elegancy not to be translated into English.

Psa 85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.
Ver. 3. **Thou hast taken away all thy wrath** ] Heb. thou hast gathered it, thou hast recollected it, that we might not bear it; when sin is once remitted, wrath is soon removed.
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**Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness, &c.** ] Here are six hasts drawing in the next turn, [Psalms 85:4](../../../kjv/psalms/85/4) . God hath, and therefore God will, is a strong medium of hope, if not a demonstration of Scripture logics. See [2 Corinthians 1:10](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/1/10) .

Psa 85:4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Ver. 4. **Turn us, O God of our salvation** ] Turn us, and we shall be turned; do as thou ever hast done, for thou art Jehovah, thou changest not, but art yesterday, today, and the same for ever.
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**And cause thine anger, &c.** ] *Labefacta iram tuam erga nos.*

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Psa 85:5 *Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?*
Ver. 5. **Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?** ] *Dilato Christo tuo vel tuo adventu?* Such expostulations mixed with faith are *Vis Deo grata,* as saith Tertullian, such as God is well pleased with.

Psa 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Ver. 6. **Wilt thou not revive us again?** ] Who for present are all amort, as it were, free among the dead? free of that company?
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**That thy people may rejoice in thee** ] A joyless life is a lifeless life, *Mortis habet vices quae trahitur vita gemitibus.*

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Psa 85:7 *Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.*
Ver. 7. **Show us thy mercy, O Lord** ] Thy fatherly mercy, στοργην .
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**And grant us thy salvation** ] Thy Christ, and our Jesus, [Luke 2:30](../../../kjv/luke/2/30) .

Psa 85:8 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.
Ver. 8. **I will hear what God the Lord will speak** ] I will not repine, but listen what answer God giveth to my prayer, and patiently wait a good issue of my troubles.
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**For he will speak peace unto his people** ] viz. By his promises, and by his providences.
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**And, to his saints** ] For all God’s people are righteous ones, [Isaiah 60:21](../../../kjv/isaiah/60/21) , justified and sanctified, [1 Corinthians 6:11](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/6/11) .
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**But let them not turn again to folly** ] *i.e.* To the ways of the world and of carnal reason, lest they smart for their rashness, and God never take their words again.

Psa 85:9 Surely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Ver. 9. **Surely his salvation is nigh them, &c.** ] Though they be so bleared oft with tears that they cannot see it, and so discouraged that they have even done looking for it, [Luke 18:7-8](../../../kjv/luke/18/7-8) .
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**That glory may dwell in our land** ] The Fathers both by salvation and glory dwelling with men understand Christ, [John 1:16](../../../kjv/john/1/16) .

Psa 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].
Ver. 10. **Mercy and truth are met together** ] As in God (his mercy is ever bounded by his truth), so in all his people, there is a sweet conjunction and concatenation of graces, [2 Peter 1:5](../../../kjv/2-peter/1/5) ; and this is an effect of Christ’s kingdom in men’s hearts, [Romans 14:17](../../../kjv/romans/14/17) , *Iam fides et pax, et honor pudorque Priscus, et neglecta redire virtus Audet; apparetque beata pleno Copia cornu* (Horat.).
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**Righteousness and peace have kissed each other** ] Have friendly saluted, in allusion to the manner of the Eastern nations. See Isa 32:17 [Psalms 119:105](../../../kjv/psalms/119/105) .

Psa 85:11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Ver. 11. **Truth shall spring out of the earth** ] *i.e.* Heaven and earth shall be full both of truth and righteousness. Many understand all concerning Christ. See [John 3:13](../../../kjv/john/3/13) . Others, concerning extraordinary plenty of all good things.

Psa 85:12 Yea, the LORD shall give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Ver. 12. **Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good** ] Yea, best of all, viz. his Holy Spirit ([Luke 11:13](../../../kjv/luke/11/13) , with Mat 7:11 ), with a largess of outward comforts.

Psa 85:13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set [us] in the way of his steps.
Ver. 13. **Righteousness shall go before him** ] Men shall walk before God in holiness and righteousness all the days of their lives, [Luke 1:75](../../../kjv/luke/1/75) ; they shall not rest in outward blessings, [Psalms 85:12](../../../kjv/psalms/85/12) , or be satisfied with such low things, but be led up thereby to the care of higher.
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**And shall set us in the way of his steps** ] So that we shall go an upper (and therefore a better) way, [Proverbs 15:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/24) , having our feet where other men’s heads are; and so departing from hell beneath, which even gapeth for the unrighteous.

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