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Psalms 85:5

85:4 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?

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Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Will you be angry with us for ever? will you draw out your anger to all generations?

85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

What does Psalms 85:5 mean?

Psalms 85:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָנַף (ʼânaph), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), מָשַׁךְ (mâshak).

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Wilt
thou
be
angryאָנַףʼânaph/aw-naf'/H599to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged
with
us
for
ever?עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
wilt
thou
draw
outמָשַׁךְmâshak/maw-shak'/H4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
thine
angerאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
to
allדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
generations?דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 85:5.

Exodus 12:14

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 27:21

In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 30:21

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Exodus 31:16

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Exodus 40:15

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

Genesis 17:7

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 85:5 say?

Psalms 85:5 (King James Version) reads: "Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?"

Is Psalms 85:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 85:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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