Discovery BoxPsalms 85:1 
ContextPsalm 85 1
For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.
85:1 O Lord, you showed favor to your land;
you restored the well-being of Jacob. 2
Psalms 85:5
Context85:5 Will you stay mad at us forever?
Will you remain angry throughout future generations? 3
1 sn Psalm 85. God’s people recall how he forgave their sins in the past, pray that he might now restore them to his favor, and anticipate renewed blessings.
2 tn Heb “you turned with a turning [toward] Jacob.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv). See Pss 14:7; 53:6.
3 tn Heb “Will your anger stretch to a generation and a generation?”
