Psalms 85:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast taken away{H8804)} all thy wrath: thou hast turned{H8689)} thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֺ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

nāśāʾtā ʿăwōn ʿammekā kissîtā all-ḥaṭṭāʾtām selāh

Grammar Details

*nāśāʾtā*: 2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you have lifted/carried/forgiven
*ʿăwōn*: masculine singular construct noun - iniquity of
*ʿammekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people
*kissîtā*: 2nd person masculine singular Piel perfect - you have covered/concealed
*ḥaṭṭāʾtām*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sins
*selāh*: musical or liturgical notation

Word Meanings

*nāśāʾtā*: you have lifted/carried/forgiven/taken away
*ʿăwōn*: iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity
*kissîtā*: you have covered/concealed/pardoned
*selāh*: musical pause/interlude/lifting up [meaning uncertain]

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Referenced Verses

Deut 13:17 : 17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
Ps 106:23 : 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Ps 78:38 : 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave{H8762)} their iniquity, and destroyed{H8686)} them not: yea, many a time{H8689)} turned he his anger away{H8687)}, and did not stir up{H8686)} all his wrath.
Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
John 1:29 : 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Exod 32:11-12 : 11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Exod 32:22 : 22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
Isa 6:7 : 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Isa 12:1 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Isa 54:7-9 : 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

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Ps 85:4-6
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4Turn{H8798)} us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease{H8685)}.
5Wilt thou be angry{H8799)} with us for ever? wilt thou draw out{H8799)} thine anger to all generations?
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1To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable{H8804)} unto thy land: thou hast brought back{H8804)} the captivity {H8675)} of Jacob.
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Lam 3:42-44
3 verses
76%
42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
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2 verses
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21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
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Ps 78:38
74%
38But he, being full of compassion, forgave{H8762)} their iniquity, and destroyed{H8686)} them not: yea, many a time{H8689)} turned he his anger away{H8687)}, and did not stir up{H8686)} all his wrath.
Ps 76:10
74%
10Surely the wrath of man shall praise{H8686)} thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain{H8799)}.
Ps 37:8
74%
8Cease from anger, and forsake{H8798)} wrath: fret{H8691)} not thyself in any wise to do evil{H8687)}.
Isa 12:1
74%
1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Ps 60:1
72%
1To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach{H8763)}; when he strove{H8687)} with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned{H8799)}, and smote{H8686)} of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off{H8804)}, thou hast scattered{H8804)} us, thou hast been displeased{H8804)}; O turn thyself to us again{H8787)}.
Jer 3:5
72%
5Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
Ps 90:7-8
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7For we are consumed{H8804)} by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled{H8738)}.
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Mic 7:18
71%
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Hab 3:12
71%
12Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
Ps 80:3-4
2 verses
71%
3Turn us again{H8685)}, O God, and cause thy face to shine{H8685)}; and we shall be saved{H8735)}.
4O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry{H8804)} against the prayer of thy people?
Ps 89:38
71%
38But thou hast cast off{H8804)} and abhorred{H8799)}, thou hast been wroth{H8694)} with thine anointed.
Hos 14:4
71%
4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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70%
11Who knoweth{H8802)} the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
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70%
7Thou, even thou, art to be feared{H8737)}: and who may stand{H8799)} in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Ps 74:1
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Isa 64:5
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5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
Ps 89:46
70%
46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide{H8735)} thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn{H8799)} like fire?
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70%
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10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed{H8804)} by the blow of thine hand.
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4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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9Hath God forgotten{H8804)} to be gracious{H8800)}? hath he in anger shut up{H8804)} his tender mercies? Selah.
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7Thy wrath lieth hard{H8804)} upon me, and thou hast afflicted{H8765)} me with all thy waves. Selah.
Ps 86:15
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15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
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42So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
Isa 54:8
69%
8In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
Ps 103:8-9
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8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
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Lam 3:17
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Ps 38:1
69%
1A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke{H8686)} me not in thy wrath: neither chasten{H8762)} me in thy hot displeasure.
Ps 44:10
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10Thou makest us to turn{H8686)} back from the enemy: and they which hate{H8764)} us spoil{H8804)} for themselves.
Ps 88:16
69%
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Isa 64:9
69%
9Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isa 38:17
69%
17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Ps 90:3
69%
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Ps 6:1
68%
1To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.