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Psalms 85:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. "
Psalms 85:4
Verse in Context
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Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice
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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."
Psalms 85:2
"Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah."
Psalms 85:3
"Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger."
Psalms 85:5
"Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?"
Psalms 85:6
"Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice"
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