Psalm 85:5
New International Version
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations?

New Living Translation
Will you be angry with us always? Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?

English Standard Version
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

Berean Standard Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Berean Literal Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to generation and generation?

King James Bible
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

New King James Version
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

New American Standard Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

NASB 1995
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

NASB 1977
Wilt Thou be angry with us forever? Wilt Thou prolong Thine anger to all generations?

Legacy Standard Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger from generation to generation?

Amplified Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

Berean Annotated Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Christian Standard Bible
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger for all generations?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?

American Standard Version
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Contemporary English Version
Will you always be angry with us and our families?

English Revised Version
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you ever let go of your anger in the generations to come?

Good News Translation
Will you be angry with us forever? Will your anger never cease?

International Standard Version
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger from generation to generation?

NET Bible
Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

New Heart English Bible
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

Webster's Bible Translation
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thy anger to all generations?
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

World English Bible
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Are You angry against us for all time? Do You draw out Your anger "" To generation and generation?

Berean Literal Bible
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to generation and generation?

Young's Literal Translation
To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

Smith's Literal Translation
Wilt thou be angry with us forever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to generation and generation?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Will you be angry with us forever? And will you extend your wrath from generation to generation?

New American Bible
Will you be angry with us forever, prolong your anger for all generations?

New Revised Standard Version
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Be not angry with us for ever; hold not thine anger against all generations.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not be angry against us for eternity and do not keep your wrath for a generation of generations!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Wouldest thou be angry with us for ever? or wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?

Additional Translations ...



Context
You Showed Favor to Your Land
4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us. 5Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? 6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?…

Cross References
Will You be angry with us forever?

Psalm 79:5
How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Jeremiah 3:5
Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.”

Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Numbers 14:18
‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

Exodus 34:7
maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Deuteronomy 5:9
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Exodus 34:6-7
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Isaiah 57:16
For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.

Jeremiah 3:12
Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.

Lamentations 3:31-32
For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.

Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

2 Chronicles 30:9
For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Isaiah 54:7-8
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Hosea 14:4
I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

Joel 2:13
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Jonah 4:2
So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.


Treasury of Scripture

Will you be angry with us for ever? will you draw out your anger to all generations?

anger

Psalm 74:1
Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Psalm 77:9
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

Psalm 79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Draw

Luke 21:24
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Revelation 18:21-23
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all…

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Psalm 85
1. The Psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prays for continuance thereof.
8. He promises to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness












Will You be angry with us forever?

Israel’s suffering under divine discipline raised the fear that God’s judgment might never end. The question comes from a people who recognized that their sin had brought real consequences, yet who still appealed to the Lord’s covenant mercy and sought renewed favor.

Psa 79:5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever?…
Jer 3:5 Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?…
Mic 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity…

Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

The psalmist pleads that present judgment will not become a lasting condition for Israel’s children and descendants. Though sin brings consequences, God’s purpose in disciplining His people is restoration rather than their destruction.

Num 14:18 The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion…
Exo 34:7 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations,…
Deu 5:9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them;…

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Sons of Korah
The authors of Psalm 85, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who played a significant role in temple worship.

2. Israel
The nation to whom the Psalm is addressed, representing the people of God who are seeking restoration and forgiveness.

3. God
The central figure in the Psalm, whose anger and mercy are being addressed by the psalmist.

4. The Exile
The historical context likely involves the Babylonian Exile, a period of punishment and reflection for Israel.

5. Restoration
The event or hope for which the psalmist is pleading, seeking God's favor and forgiveness.
Teaching Points
Understanding God's Anger
God's anger is a response to sin and disobedience, but it is not His defining characteristic. His anger serves a purpose in leading His people back to righteousness.

The Nature of God's Mercy
While God may express anger, His mercy is abundant and available to those who seek Him with a repentant heart. His desire is for restoration, not perpetual punishment.

Generational Impact
The psalmist's concern about anger extending to all generations highlights the importance of breaking cycles of sin and seeking God's favor for future generations.

Hope in Restoration
The plea for God not to be angry forever reflects a deep hope and trust in His promise of restoration. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God's ultimate plan is one of redemption.

Prayer and Repentance
This verse encourages believers to approach God in prayer, acknowledging His righteous anger but also appealing to His mercy and love for forgiveness and renewal.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Psalm 85:5?

2. How can we seek God's favor to avoid His anger lasting forever?

3. What does Psalm 85:5 reveal about God's nature and forgiveness?

4. How does Psalm 85:5 connect with God's mercy in Lamentations 3:22-23?

5. In what ways can we restore our relationship with God today?

6. How can we apply Psalm 85:5 to our personal prayer life?

7. What does Psalm 85:5 reveal about God's anger and forgiveness?

8. How does Psalm 85:5 fit into the overall theme of divine mercy?

9. What historical context influenced the writing of Psalm 85:5?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Psalm 85?


Verse 5. - Wilt thou be angry with us forever? This is equivalent to "Wilt thou still go on punishing us?" Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? or, "from generation to generation?" This suits well the first period after the return from the Captivity, when the depressed condition of Israel continued for several generations.

Psalm 85:5 captures a heartfelt appeal: “Lord, is Your anger permanent, stretching on without end?” The Spirit-inspired answer, unfolded across Scripture, is no. God’s wrath against sin is real, yet it is measured, purposeful, and ultimately swallowed up by His covenant mercy revealed in Jesus Christ. Each generation is invited to turn from sin, receive forgiveness, and enjoy restored favor, knowing that the Father’s discipline lasts only until repentance brings renewal and joy.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Will You be angry
תֶּֽאֱנַף־ (te·’ĕ·nap̄-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 599: To breathe hard, be enraged

with us
בָּ֑נוּ (bā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

forever?
הַלְעוֹלָ֥ם (hal·‘ō·w·lām)
Article, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

Will You draw out
תִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְ (tim·šōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4900: To draw, drag

Your anger
אַ֝פְּךָ֗ (’ap·pə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

to all
לְדֹ֣ר (lə·ḏōr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

generations?
וָדֹֽר׃ (wā·ḏōr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


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