Psalm 85:3 “You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.”

Psalm 85:3

You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

World English Bible

You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

American Standard Version

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou hast withdrawen all thine anger, and hast turned backe from the fiercenes of thy wrath.

Darby Translation

Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

Bible in Basic English

You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

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Cross references

“taken”

Isaiah 12:1 Isaiah 6:7 John 1:29 Isaiah 54:7–10

Isaiah 12:1 · BSB

In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

Isaiah 6:7 · BSB

And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”

John 1:29 · BSB

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Isaiah 54:7–10 · BSB

“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.

“turned, etc”

Deuteronomy 13:17 Exodus 32:22 Exodus 32:11

Deuteronomy 13:17 · BSB

Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

Exodus 32:22 · BSB

“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.

Exodus 32:11 · BSB

But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

Also

Psalm 106:23 Jonah 3:9 Psalm 78:38

Psalm 106:23 · BSB

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

Jonah 3:9 · BSB

Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

Psalm 78:38 · BSB

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah

4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

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