Psalms 85:1

In 11 translations

BSB

You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.Or restored the fortunes of Jacob

KJV

LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.for the sons: or, of the sonsfavourable: or, well pleased

WEB

Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

ASV

Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

LSV

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. You have accepted, O YHWH, Your land, || You have turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

YLT

To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

DBY

Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:

DRC84:2

Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

GNV

To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Lord, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought againe the captiuitie of Iaakob.

JPS85:2

LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land, Thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob.

LXXE84:2

O Lord, thou hast taken pleasure in thy land: thou hast turned back the captivity of Jacob.

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WLC85:2

רָצִ֣יתָ יְהוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ שבות יַעֲקֹֽב׃KJV:Ps.85.1Read aloud as (qere): שְׁבִ֣ית

LXX-Br84:2

Εὐδόκησας Κύριε τὴν γῆν σου, ἀπέστρεψας τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν Ἰακώβ.

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• Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
• Psalms 14:7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
• Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
• Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
• Joel 2:18Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
• Psalms 126:1–2When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for…
• Leviticus 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
• Joel 3:1“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,
• Jeremiah 31:23This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling…
• Zechariah 1:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
• Ezra 1:11–2:1In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

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