Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
God's people returned from Babylon and now remind Him of that deliverance as the ground of their plea: finish what you have begun. Their exile was the working out of sin, and their restoration proves that sin forgiven. They trust the same God who brought them home will complete His grace toward them.
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Commenting on Psalm 85:1-13
See how the psalmist pleads with force: we are bound by time, not eternity, so shall Your wrath have no end? Will You spin out Your anger across all generations, making punishment an entailed inheritance from father to son? O God, as You have ceased before, let grace reign again.
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In deep affliction, God's people are taught by His Spirit to remember His former mercies before they ask for relief. Recall what He has done: He favored the land as His own, rescued captives from their oppressors, and did not deal with them as their provocations deserved. Past goodness must stir thankfulness even in present sorrow.
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Commenting on Psalm 85:1-7