Psalms 85:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?”

Psalms 85:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 85:56 words

HebrewMeaning

שׁ֭וּבֵ/נוּšwbēnw

restore usverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

אֱלֹהֵ֣יʾĕlōhēy

O God ofnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

יִשְׁעֵ֑/נוּyišəʿēnw

salvation ournounH3468

salvation · saving

וְ/הָפֵ֖רwəhāpēr

and breakconjH6565

any ways · cast off · cause to cease · clean ···

כַּֽעַסְ/ךָ֣kaʿasəkā

anger yournounH3708

angry · grief · indignation · provocation ···

עִמָּֽ/נוּʿimānw

with uspronH5973

against · and · as · before ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 85:5

1. ...Its title is, “A Psalm for the end, to the sons of Core.” Let us understand no other end than that of which the Apostle speaks: for, “Christ is the end of the law.” Romans 10:4 Therefore when at the head of the title of the Psalm he placed the words, “for the end,” he directed our heart to Christ. If we fix our gaze on Him, we shall not stray: for He is Himself the Truth unto which we are eager to arrive, and He Himself the Way John 14:6 by which we run.... 2. The…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 85 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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