The Meaning of Psalms 85:3 Explained

Psalms 85:3

KJV: Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

YLT: Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

Darby: Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

ASV: Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

Discover Psalms 85:3

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 85:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 85:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 85:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 85:3?

What is the context of Psalms 85:3?

Restore Us, God (Psalms 85:1-13)
Psalm 85 .[ a .] (Psalms 85:1-13)
Restoration of Favor (Psalms 85:1-13)
Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land (Psalms 85:1-13)
Revive Us Again (Psalms 85:1-13)
Hope in God’s Future Help (Psalms 85:1-13)
Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation. (Psalms 85:1-13)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.

What does Psalms 85:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 85:1-13 - A Prayer For The Nation

This psalm is the counterpart of Psalms 80:1-19. There we see petitions ascending; here thanksgivings are returned. Evidently there had been granted some great national deliverance, which filled the land with thanksgiving. The restoration of the captives from Babylon was such an event; but the words well befit glad days of revival. They might have been sung on the first Easter day, when mercy and truth met at the Cross, and there was a bridal of the earth and sky. Reversed captivity, forgiven and buried sin, the dark clouds of estrangement dispelled, the speaking of peace-these are great themes and all have their counterparts in Christian experience.

There is exquisite beauty in Psalms 85:10-11. What a meeting of the divine attributes! The Cross is their trysting-place. It resembles the family-gathering of brothers and sisters in the old homestead. Notice that heaven must combine with earth in the production of Christian grace. Truth can spring up in the soil of our heart only when righteousness looks down with benignant love from heaven. But she does even more-she shows us how to walk in the way of God's steps. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 85

¹ The Psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prays for continuance thereof
⁸ He promises to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness

What do the individual words in Psalms 85:3 mean?

You have taken away all Your wrath You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger

אָסַ֥פְתָּ כָל־ עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ

אָסַ֥פְתָּ	You have taken away
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָסַף Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ	Your wrath
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבְרָה Sense: outpouring, overflow, excess, fury, wrath, arrogance.
הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ	You have turned
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
מֵחֲר֥וֹן	from the fierceness
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חָרֹון Sense: anger, heat, burning (of anger).
אַפֶּֽךָ	of Your anger
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אַף Sense: nostril, nose, face.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 85:3?

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