Psalms 85

Psalms 85:1

Title. for] Or, of.

THou hast been favourable unto thy land] They confesse, that Gods free mercy was the cause of their deliverance, because he loved the land which he had loved.

favourable] Heb. well pleased.

Psalms 85:2

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people] Psal. 32 1.

thou hast covered all their sin] Thou hast buried them, that they may not come into judgement.

Psalms 85:3

thou hast turned thy self from the fiercenesse of thine anger] Or, thou hast turned thine anger from waxing hot.

from the fiercenesse of thine anger] Not onely in withdrawing thy rod, but also in forgiving our sins.

Psalms 85:5

Wilt thou be angrie with us for ever?] As in times past they had felt Gods mercy in their deliverance, so now, being oppressed with the long continuance of evils, they pray unto God, That, according to his nature, he would be mercifull unto them.

Psalms 85:7

grant us thy salvation] He confesseth that our deliverance cometh onely from Gods mercy, psal. 6. 4.

Psalms 85:8

he will speak peace unto his people] He will send all prosperity to his Church, when he hath sufficiently corrected them: also by his punishments the faithfull shall learn to beware that they return not to like offences.

but let them not] Or, that they may not.

Psalms 85:10

Mercie and truth are met together] Though for a time God thus exerciseth them with his rods, yet under the Kingdom of Christ they shall have peace and joy.

Psalms 85:12

land shall yeeld her encrease] Psalms 67:7.

Psalms 85:13

Righteousnesse shall go before him] Justice shall then flourish, and have free course and passage in every place.