Psalm 85

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:7

Show us thy mercy, O Lord ,.... Or, "thy grace" F15 חסדך "bonitatem tuam", Tigurine version, Musculus; "benignitatem tuam", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "gratiam tuam", Cocceius, Gejerus. and goodness, the riches of which are shown forth in Christ; the mercy promised to Abraham and others, long expected, wished, and prayed for; his pardoning mercy, justification, salvation, and eternal life, by his free grace: and grant us thy salvation ; Jesus, the Saviour, and salvation... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:8

I will hear what God the Lord will speak ,.... This the psalmist says in the name of the people of the Jews, whom he represents, in all the foregoing expostulations and petitions, refusing to be still and quiet, and wait and listen for an answer to the above request from the Lord, who speaks by his providences, word, and Spirit; see Habakkuk 2:1 , for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints ; as he does in his word, which is the Gospel of peace; and by his ministers, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:9

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ,.... That have a true sense of sin and folly, are humbled for it, hate it, and depart from it, and do not return unto it; have a reverential affection for God, a sense of his goodness, particularly his pardoning grace and mercy, and fear him on account of it, and to offend him; and that serve him with reverence and godly fear: to these his salvation is nigh; temporal salvation, for that is his, it is of him, and from him; and he is a present... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:10

Mercy and truth are met together ,.... Or "grace and truth" F16 חסד ואמת "gratia et veritas", Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis. , which are in Christ, and come by him; and so may be said to meet in him, the glorious Person, the Author of salvation, before mentioned, John 1:14 , these may be considered as perfections in God, displayed in salvation by Christ: "mercy" is the original of it; it is owing to that that the dayspring from on high visited us, or glory dwelt in our land, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:11

Truth shall spring out of the earth ,.... Either the Gospel, the word of truth, which sprung up at once in the land of Judea, as if it came out of the earth; and from Zion and Jerusalem it came forth into the Gentile world: or else the truth of grace God desires in the inward parts, and which springs up in such who are like cultivated earth, or good ground, being made so by the Spirit and grace of God, particularly the grace of "faith"; by which some render the word F17 אמת fides.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:12

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ,.... Meaning not merely temporal good, as rain in particular, as some think, because of the following clause; but that which is spiritually good, his good Spirit and his grace, grace and glory: nor will he withhold any good thing from his people; every good and perfect gift comes from him: and our land shall yield her increase ; such who are like to the earth, which receives blessing of God, and oft drinks in the rain that comes upon it, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:13

Righteousness shall go before him ,.... The incarnate Saviour, the increase of our land, and fruit of the virgin's womb; and righteousness may be put for a righteous person, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and may design John the Baptist, a holy and just man, Mark 6:20 , who was the forerunner and harbinger of Christ, went before him, and prepared the way for him, Luke 1:76 . and shall set us in the way of his steps ; the business of John the Baptist being not only to prepare the way of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85

Thanksgiving to God for restoration to the Divine favor, Psalm 85:1-3 ; prayer for farther mercies, Psalm 85:4-7 ; the psalmist waits for a gracious answer in full confidence of receiving it, Psalm 85:8 . He receives the assurance of the greatest blessings, and exults in the prospect, Psalm 85:9-13 . The title of this Psalm we have seen before, Psalm 42:1-11 ; : As to the time, it seems to have been written during, or even after, the return from the Babylonish captivity. In the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:1

Lord, thou hast been favorable - Literally, Thou hast been well pleased with thy land. Thou hast brought back the captivity - This seems to fix the time of the Psalm to be after the return of the Jews from Babylon. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:2

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity - עון נשאת nasatha avon , Thou hast borne, or carried away, the iniquity. An allusion to the ceremony of the scapegoat. Thou hast covered all their sin - As thou hast freely forgiven it, its offensiveness and abominable nature no longer appear. The whole is put out of sight; and, as we are restored from our captivity, the consequences no longer appear. Selah - This is true. Our return to our own land is the full proof. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 85:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 85:2

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