Psalms 85:6

85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

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

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Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

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

Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?

85:7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

What does Psalms 85:6 mean?

Psalms 85:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָיָה (châyâh), שׁוּב (shûwb), עַם (ʻam).

Hebrew interlinear

Wilt

thou

not

reviveחָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

again:שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

that

thy

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

may

rejoiceשָׂמַחsâmach/saw-makh'/H8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

thee?

Topics

Affliction, Prayer Under Nation Patriotism

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 85:6.

Genesis 14:16

And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 85:6 say?

Psalms 85:6 (King James Version) reads: "Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?"

Is Psalms 85:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 85:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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