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Verse Psalms 85:9. _SURELY HIS SALVATION_ IS _NIGH_] To him who
_fears_ God, and trembles at his word, his salvation is nigh at hand.
_THAT GLORY MAY DWELL IN OUR LAND._] That thy worship may be
res...
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SURELY HIS SALVATION - His help; his aid. The word here does not mean
salvation in the restricted use of the term as applied to the future
life, but it means deliverance of all kinds - rescue from tro...
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Psalms 85
All Promised Blessings Realized
_ 1. What grace has done (Psalms 85:1)_
2. Prayer for the fulfilment (Psalms 85:4)
3. Righteousness and peace ...
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LXXXV. PRAYER FOR THE COMPLETION OF ISRAEL'S RESTORATION. The Ps.
falls clearly into two halves. Psalms 85:1 is a prayer to God. It
begins (Psalms 85:1) by commemorating God's mercy. He had restored H...
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GLORY MAY DWELL: i.e. the glory of Jehovah's presence in the Shekinah,
in the Tabernacle....
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The Psalmist listens for Jehovah's answer to His people's prayer; and
conveys to them the assurance that rich abundance of blessing is in
store for those who fear Him....
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The Psalmist expands the results of that word of peace.
_them that fear him_ Those who answer to their calling as -saints."
Cp. Psalms 103:11; Psalms 103:13; Psalms 103:17.
that glory may dwell in o...
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DISCOURSE: 643
THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD RECONCILED IN CHRIST JESUS
Psalms 85:9. _Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that
glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together;
rig...
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THAT GLORY MAY DWELL, &C.— That is, "We shall once again see
glorious days in our land;" or perhaps, "the glory, the Shechinah,
resident among us....
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PSALMS 85
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Praise, Prayer and Prophecy lead up to the Reconciliation of Earth and
Heaven.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 85:1-3, Praise to Jehovah for what he has Already
Done. Stanza...
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Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell
in our land.
SURELY HIS SALVATION IS NIGH THEM THAT FEAR HIM; THAT GLORY MAY DWELL
IN OUR LAND - the answer to the prayer in Ps...
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This Ps. looks back upon the mercy which God has shown to His people
in bringing them back from captivity (Psalms 85:1), entreats Him to
remove the displeasure that has again fallen on them, and to de...
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THAT GLORY MAY DWELL] The reference is to the Shechinah, the symbol of
God's presence.
10, 11. MERCY.. TRUTH, etc.] These characteristics, which are thus
personified, are, first of all, attributes of...
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
TURN AGAIN
(OR THE KISS OF *PEACE)
PSALMS 85
Jesus said, "My *peace I give to you". (John 14: 2
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(9-11) The exquisite personification of these verses is, it has been
truly remarked, exactly in Isaiah’s manner. (See Isaiah 32:16
_seq.,_ Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 59:14.) It is an allegory of completed
na...
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_[Psalms 85:10]_ אַ֤ךְ ׀ קָרֹ֣וב לִ ירֵאָ֣יו
יִשְׁעֹ֑ו...
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Psalms 85:1
THE outstanding peculiarity of this psalm is its sudden transitions of
feeling. Beginning with exuberant thanksgiving for restoration of the
nation (Psalms 85:1), it passes, without interm...
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A PRAYER FOR THE NATION
Psalms 85:1
This psalm is the counterpart of Psalms 80:1. There we see petitions
ascending; here thanksgivings are returned. Evidently there had been
granted some great nation...
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This psalm would seen to have been written in a day when some Divine
deliverance had been wrought for the people of God. Yet the singer is
conscious that in the heart of the people there remain dispos...
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_Name. This was partly verified after the captivity, and fully when
the gospel was preached. (Calmet) --- The Gentiles came by faith, and
glorified God by good works, Matthew v. 17. (Worthington)_...
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Here, if I mistake not, the principal beauty of the Psalm begins to
open. I do not presume to say so much, but I would humbly ask, are not
these the words of God, in answer to the foregoing petitions?...
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9_Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him. _Here the
Psalmist confirms the statement made in the preceding verse. He
encourages both himself and other servants of God in the hope, that
alth...
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I have long hesitated, in reading Psalms 85, whether the first part
referred to external deliverance and the grace shown in it, and the
following to the causing the people to enter into the enjoyment...
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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 f...
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Surely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may
dwell in our land.
Ver. 9. _Surely his salvation is nigh them, &c._] Though they be so
bleared oft with tears that they cannot see it...
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_His salvation is nigh them that fear him_ Namely, that complete
salvation and deliverance for which all the Israel of God do pray and
wait; even the redemption of Israel by the Messiah; of which not...
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A PRAYER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE COUNTRY.
To the chief musician, for use in liturgical worship, a psalm for the
sons of Korah, an inspired singer of this family praying to God for
renewed blessings an...
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Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, the believers always
having a feeling of reverence for the Lord of their salvation, THAT
GLORY MAY DWELL IN OUR LAND, being at home once more, where it...
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8-13 Sooner or later, God will speak peace to his people. If he do
not command outward peace, yet he will suggest inward peace; speaking
to their hearts by his Spirit. Peace is spoken only to those w...
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HIS SALVATION; that complete salvation and deliverance for which all
the Israel of God do pray and wait, even the redemption of Israel by
the Messiah; of which not only Christian, but even Jewish, wri...
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Psalms 85:9 salvation H3468 near H7138 fear H3373 glory H3519 dwell
H7931 (H8800) land H776
Surely -...
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In my brief comments upon this Psalm, I shall not feel bound to keep
to the immediate occasion for which it was written, but shall seek to
find a use for it in the present circumstances of God's saint...
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Psalms 85:1. _LORD, thou host been favourable unto thy land: thou hast
brought back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity
of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah._
Let...
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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
dro...
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Psalms 85:1. _Brought back the captivity of Jacob._ Part of this psalm
at least appears to have been composed after the return from
captivity, or it may have been adapted to that happy occasion, when...
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_Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him._
THE NEARNESS OF SALVATION TO PIETY
The fear of God does not mean servile terror, but loving reverence; it
means piety. The subject of these words is...
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_Lord, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land._
A PSALM OF DELIVERANCE; SONGS AND SIGHS
A part of the nation had returned, but to a ruined city, a fallen
temple, and a mourning land, where they were...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 85:1. This is a community lament. It
occurs at a time when God has shown his displeasure over his
people’s unfaithfulness, perhaps by withholding fruitfulness from
the land...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 85:8 Now the members of the congregation
declare their patience in watching for God to act on their prayer. The
song has shifted from the plural “we” to the singular “I”: LET
ME H...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 85:9 GLORY MAY DWELL IN OUR LAND. The
“glory” is God’s special presence with his people (see note on
63:1–2); see Exodu
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the chief Musician_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_A Psalm for the sons of Korah_. “See Introduction to
Psalms 42.
“There seems,” says Perowne, “every reason t...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is a psalm written after a signal display of God's mercy towards
Israel, but when there was still much wanting to make the condition of
the people altogether satisfactory. It consists...
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LORD, you have been favourable unto the land: you have brought back
the captivity of Jacob. You have forgiven the iniquity of your people;
you have covered all of their sins (Psalms 85:1-2).
So the d...
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Acts 10:2; Acts 11:13; Acts 11:14; Acts 13:16; Ezekiel 26:20;...
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His salvation — That compleat salvation for which all the Israel of
God wait; even the redemption by the Messiah; of which not only
Christian, but even Jewish writers understand this place; and to whi...