“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”
A plea for renewed life: "Will you not revive us again, so that your people may rejoice in you?" The request for revival and renewed rejoicing suggests that the people's capacity for joy has been diminished by judgment. The hope is that restoration will restore not merely external circumstances but internal capacity for celebration.
Church Fathers on Psalms 85:6
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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