Psalms 85:1-3

[1] [[To 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. [2] Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. [3] Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

What is the context of Psalms 85:1-3?

Restore Us, God (Psalms 85:1-13 true)
Psalm 85 .[ a .] (Psalms 85:1-13 true)
Restoration of Favor (Psalms 85:1-13 true)
Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land (Psalms 85:1-13 true)
Revive Us Again (Psalms 85:1-13 true)
Hope in God’s Future Help (Psalms 85:1-13 true)
Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation. (Psalms 85:1-13 true)

What does Psalms 85:1-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The writer began by thanking God for delivering His people. The reference to restoration from captivity ( Psalm 85:1) suggests that this psalm may date to the return from Babylonian exile. However, the psalmist may have been referring to a more modest captivity, perhaps at the hand of a neighbor nation. In any case, he viewed Israel"s former enslavement to be the result of her sin and thanked God for pardoning that.

"In Psalm 85:3 a sin is conceived as a burden of the conscience; in Psalm 85:3 b as a blood-stain." ^[1]