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The Proper Order of Prayer
Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Calvin highlight a crucial sequence in this prayer. The plea is not simply for God to stop being angry, but for Him to first 'turn us'—to bring about repentance in His people. This teaches that addressing the root cause of our separation from God (sin) is the necessary first step before we can experience the relief of His restored favor.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 85:4
18th Century
Theologian
Turn us, O God of our salvation - The God from whom salvation must come, and on whom we are dependent for it. The prayer here is, <…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 85:4
19th Century
Bishop
Turn us. —Here equivalent to restore us once more. If, the poet felt, the captivity had taught its lesson, why, on the re…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 85:4
19th Century
Preacher
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
"You have done all this for your people; now do this for…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 85:4
16th Century
Theologian
Turn us, O God of our salvation! The faithful now make a practical application to themselves, in their present circumstances, of what they…
John Gill
On Psalms 85:4
17th Century
Pastor
Turn us, O God of our salvation
Who appointed it in his purposes, contrived it in council, secured it in covenant, a…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 85:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The sense of present afflictions should not remove the remembrance of former mercies. The favor of God is the fountain of happiness to nations, as …