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Psalm 85:5
Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
3You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
4Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.
5Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
6Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
7Show us your loving kindness, LORD. Grant us your salvation.
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The words “all generations” stretch the prayer beyond present distress, voicing the fear that God’s anger might reach even those who come after.
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Psalm 13:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?Both prayers ask whether distress will last forever, naming God’s anger in Psalm 85 and his hidden face in Psalm 13.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made.Psalm 85 asks whether God will remain angry forever; Isaiah records God saying that his anger will not last forever.
Psalm 77:7“Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?Both psalms ask whether God’s displeasure will endure forever, with Psalm 77 expressing that fear as lasting rejection.
Psalm 79:5How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?Both prayers ask God whether his anger will last forever, making its duration part of their distress.
Psalm 80:4LORD God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?Both prayers ask how long God’s anger toward his people will continue.
Isaiah 64:9–12Don’t be furious, LORD. Don’t remember iniquity forever. Look and see, we beg you, we are all your people.Both passages address God on behalf of a people, pleading over his anger and the prospect of its lasting forever.
Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he …Psalm 85 questions whether God’s anger lasts forever; Micah declares that he does not retain it forever because he delights in loving kindness.
Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the …The shared thread is prolonged distress for a people; Luke describes Jerusalem’s trampling, while the psalm asks about God’s anger.
Revelation 18:21–23A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and …The link is limited: Psalm 85 fears enduring anger, while Revelation describes Babylon’s violent fall and disappearance.
Jeremiah 3:5“‘Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way.”Both passages ask whether God will retain anger forever, though Jeremiah also confronts the speakers with their evil deeds.
Lamentations 5:20Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?Both prayers ask God about distress lasting forever, speaking for a community that fears prolonged anger or abandonment.
Amos 1:11The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast …Both mention anger lasting forever, but Psalm 85 questions God’s anger while Amos condemns Edom for keeping its wrath.
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Even the fear of God’s lasting anger has a place in prayer. These questions remain addressed to him; the surrounding plea seeks revival and loving kindness from God himself.
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