Psalms 85:4

Turn us — Restore us to our former tranquillity, and free us from the troubles which we yet groan under.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Turn us, O God of our salvation - The God from whom salvation must come, and on whom we are dependent for it. The prayer here is, “turn us;” turn...
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 ( Ps...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Turn us. Compare "Thou hast turned" (verses: Psalms 85:2 ; Psalms 85:3 ). God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation! The faithful now make a practical application to themselves, in their present circumstances, of what they...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. Turn us, O God of our salvation - Thou hast turned our captivity; now conv...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Turn us, O God of our salvation— The meaning is, "Restore us entirely to our former happy state, by completing the deliverance which thou hast begu...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How sweet and suitable is this prayer for converting grace, after experiencing pardoning mercy! When Jesus hath purchased our pardon, his next gracio...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Turn us, O God of our salvation That is, either, 1st, Convert us. As thou hast brought back our bodies to thy land, so bring back our hearts to thy...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer in Time of Trouble. To the chief musician. A psalm for the sons of K...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Turn us; either, 1. Convert us. As thou hast brought back our bodies to thy land, so bring back our hearts to thyself, from whom many of them to...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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,...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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⁴ Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 85:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 85:4