Psalms 85:1 says, To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. After the introduction and dedication, verse one says, LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. The psalmist begins by stating that God had been favorable to His land and had brought Jacob, or God's chosen people, back from captivity. God will always be favorable to those who put their faith in Him and has brought them out of the captivity of sin through their faith in Jesus Christ. Verse two adds, Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. Just as was stated then, God has forgiven the sins of those who accept Jesus Christ and has covered their iniquities with His blood. Verse three continues, Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. When we accept salvation that comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, then God turns His wrath, which He has toward sin, away from us. Verse four states, Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. When we turn to God by salvation, His anger toward us does cease. Still, if we turn away from His will for us, we may feel His chastisement once again. Verse five asks, Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? God's anger toward sin and those who refuse to accept His salvation will last throughout the generations. There will never come a time when sin is okay. Verse six adds, Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? We often ask that God revive us again, but revival only comes when individual Christians begin to truly put God first. God stands ready to revive His people at all times, and this will happen if we as followers of Christ begin to follow Him in all that we do. Verse seven declares, Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. God did this once and for all time when He sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross as an atonement of all sin for all time. Many people will go to hell with their sins forgiven since the refuse to accept the salvation that Christ died to give them. Verse eight adds, I 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. We likewise need to hear what God says to us as followers of Christ, because following Him and listening to His words brings us peace. Verse nine says, Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. The salvation of Christ is always just a prayer away. We don't have to perform great deeds or go on great journeys to find salvation. We only have to open up when Christ knocks on our heart’s door. Verse ten adds, Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. God's mercy is found when we accept His truth, and once we do, we should live in righteousness which brings us peace. Verse eleven continues, Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Truth can only come from God, and righteousness only comes from putting our faith in Jesus Christ. Verse twelve states, Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. If we want true success in the world today, it will only come once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord. Verse thirteen adds, Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. Righteousness does indeed go before God, and therefore should go before His people as well.
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