King James Version
Psalms 85:4 in the King James Version says “Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 85 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.”
Psalms 85:4 · KJV
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. thyself: or, thine anger from waxing hot
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Turn”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“us O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“toward us to cease”
H6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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