Psalms Chapter 85 verse 1 Holy Bible
Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.
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{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:
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Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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> Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
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To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned `to' the captivity of Jacob.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 1-3. - The thanksgiving. God is thanked for two things especially: (1) for having granted his people forgiveness of their sins (vers. 2, 3); and (2) for having, partially at any rate, removed his chastening hand from them, and given them a return of prosperity (ver. 1). Ver 1. - Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land; or, "thou art become gracious" (Kay, Cheyne) - a preceding time during which God was not gracious is implied (comp. Psalm 77:7-9). Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. It is most natural to understand this of the return from the Babylonian captivity; but possible that some lighter affliction may be intended, since שׁבות is used, metaphorically, for calamities short of actual captivity (see the comment on Job 42:10).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Thou hast brought back.--See Psalm 14:7; Psalm 68:18. The expression might only imply generally a return to a state of former prosperity, as in Job 42:10, but the context directs us to refer especially to the return from exile. (See Introduction.)
