Psalms 79:5

79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord? ¹ 

Will you stay angry forever?

How long will your rage ²  burn like fire?

Psalms 85:1

Psalm 85 ³ 

For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.

85:1 O Lord, you showed favor to your land;

you restored the well-being of Jacob. ⁴ 

Psalms 85:5

85:5 Will you stay mad at us forever?

Will you remain angry throughout future generations? ⁵ 

[79:5]  ¹ tn Heb “How long, O Lord?”

[79:5]  ² tn Or “jealous anger.”

[85:1]  ³ sn Psalm 85. God’s people recall how he forgave their sins in the past, pray that he might now restore them to his favor, and anticipate renewed blessings.

[85:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “you turned with a turning [toward] Jacob.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv). See Pss 14:7; 53:6.

[85:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “Will your anger stretch to a generation and a generation?”