Psalms 85:2
1 LORD, thou hast 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.
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
- KJV
- Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
- WEB
- You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.
- ASV
- Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah
- DARBY
- Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
- BLB
- You have borne away the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah
- ÅB
- Du tok bort ditt folks misgjerning, du skjulte all deres synd. Sela.
- OTB
- Du tilga Ditt folks misgjerning;
Du dekket over all deres synd.
Sela - B1930
- Du tok bort ditt folks misgjerning, du skjulte all deres synd. Sela.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Read in contextPsalms 32:1
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Read in contextColossians 2:13
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Read in contextJeremiah 50:20
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Read in contextNumbers 14:19
Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
Read in contextActs 13:39
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Read in contextPsalms 79:8–9
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
Read in contextPsalms 78:38
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
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