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Psalm 85:1–3 – You restored before What happens: God once restored fortune and forgave iniquity. He withdrew His wrath. What it means: Past grace is precedent for current prayer. God delights to forgive.

Psalm 85:4–7 – Revive us again What happens: They ask God to revive so His people rejoice. Lovingkindness and salvation are sought. What it means: God alone renews joy. Mercy and restoration come together.

Psalm 85:8–13 – Righteousness and peace kiss What happens: The psalmist listens for God’s peace to His faithful. Truth springs up and righteousness goes before Him. What it means: God’s salvation produces moral fruit. Peace with God births righteousness in the land.

Application

  • Pray from memory of God’s past revivals.
  • Seek joy through repentance, not distraction.
  • Work for truth and righteousness as signs of God’s peace.

Bible

1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

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

5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

7Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

8I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

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