Psalms 85:1

Psalm 85 ¹ 

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. ² 

Psalms 14:7

14:7 I wish the deliverance ³  of Israel would come from Zion!

When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, ⁴ 

may Jacob rejoice, ⁵ 

may Israel be happy! ⁶ 

Psalms 53:6

53:6 I wish the deliverance ⁷  of Israel would come from Zion!

When God restores the well-being of his people, ⁸ 

may Jacob rejoice, ⁹ 

may Israel be happy! ¹⁰ 

[85:1]  ¹ 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]  ² 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.

[14:7]  ³ sn The deliverance of Israel. This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.

[14:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

[14:7]  ⁵ tn The verb form is jussive.

[14:7]  ⁶ tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.

[53:6]  ⁵ tn This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.

[53:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

[53:6]  ⁷ tn The verb form is jussive.

[53:6]  ⁸ tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.