Psalms 85:1-13

Contents: Prayer for an afflicted people. Remembrance of former mercies and faith for future good.

Characters: God, Psalmist.

Conclusion: The sense of present affliction should not be allowed to drown the remembrance of former mercies, but should rather cause us to recall them with praise, and encourage us to look for grace and mercy in reference to present distress.

Key Word: Revive us, Psalms 85:6.

Strong Verses: Psalms 85:6; Psalms 85:8.

Striking Facts: Psalms 85:10. In Christ the attributes of God meet in perfect unity in the salvation of guilty men by a holy and righteous God. By the gift of Calvary, God is as true as if He had fulfilled every letter of His threatenings and as righteous as if He had never spoken peace to a guilty sinner. Christ, our perfect Substitute, has taken the full penalty of our sins.