Psalms 85:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. ”

Psalms 85:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 fro...
Psalms 85:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXXV. Prayer for the Completion of Israel's Restoration. The Ps. falls clearly into two halves. Psalms 85:1-7 is a prayer to God. It begins ( Psalms 85:1-3 ) by commemorating God's mercy. He had...
Psalms 85:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

glory may dwell: i.e. the glory of Jehovah's presence in the Shekinah, in the Tabernacle.
Psalms 85:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
Psalms 85:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 643 THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD RECONCILED IN CHRIST JESUS Psalms 85:9-10 . Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met toget...
Psalms 85:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. Surely his salvation is nigh - To him who fears God, and trembles at his word, his salvation is nigh at hand. Tha...
Psalms 85:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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."
Psalms 85:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 85:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. looks back upon the mercy which God has shown to His people in bringing them back from captivity ( Psalms 85:1-3 ), entreats Him to remove the displeasure that has again fallen on them, and...
Psalms 85:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(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 compl...
Psalms 85:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 85:1-13 THE outstanding peculiarity of this psalm is its sudden transitions of feeling. Beginning with exuberant thanksgiving for restoration of the nation ( Psalms 85:1-3 ), it passes, wit...
Psalms 85:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Prayer for the Nation Psalms 85:1-13 This psalm is the counterpart of Psalms 80:1-19 . There we see petitions ascending; here thanksgivings are returned. Evidently there had been granted som...
Psalms 85:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 dispo...
Psalms 85:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Psalms 85:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 affectio...
Psalms 85:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Psalms 85:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 85:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Divine Answer to Prayer; Blessings Given in Answer to Prayer. 8 I will hear what God the L ORD will speak: for he will...
Psalms 85:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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,...
Psalms 85:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 re...
Psalms 85:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Psalms 85:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 85:1-2 . 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....
Psalms 85:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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, wh...
Psalms 85:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Psalms 85:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 c...
Psalms 85:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Psalms 85:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 10:2-4 ; Acts 11:13 ; Acts 11:14 ; Acts 13:16 ; Ezekiel 26:20 ; Haggai 2:7-9 ; Isaiah 4:5 ; Isaiah 46:13 ; John 1:14 ; John 7:17 ; Luke 2:32 ; Mark 12:32-34 ; Psalms 119:155 ; Psal...
Psalms 85:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

Psalms 85:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 85:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 85:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 85:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 85:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 85:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 85:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 85:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 85:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 85:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 85:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 85:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 85:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 85:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 85:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 85:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 85:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 85:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes