Psalm 85:6
New International Version
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

New Living Translation
Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you?

English Standard Version
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

Berean Standard Bible
Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

King James Bible
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

New King James Version
Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

New American Standard Bible
Will You not revive us again, So that Your people may rejoice in You?

NASB 1995
Will You not Yourself revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

NASB 1977
Wilt Thou not Thyself revive us again, That Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

Legacy Standard Bible
Will You not Yourself return to revive us, That Your people may be glad in You?

Amplified Bible
Will You not revive us and bring us to life again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

Christian Standard Bible
Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Will You not revive us again so that Your people may rejoice in You?

American Standard Version
Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

Contemporary English Version
Won't you give us fresh life and let your people be glad because of you?

English Revised Version
Wilt thou not quicken us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Won't you restore our lives again so that your people may find joy in you?

Good News Translation
Make us strong again, and we, your people, will praise you.

International Standard Version
Will you restore our lives again so that your people may rejoice in you?

Majority Standard Bible
Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

NET Bible
Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!

New Heart English Bible
Won't you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

Webster's Bible Translation
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

World English Bible
Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do You not turn back? You revive us, "" And Your people rejoice in You.

Young's Literal Translation
Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

Smith's Literal Translation
Wilt thou not turn back? wilt thou give us life? and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you.

New American Bible
Certainly you will again restore our life, that your people may rejoice in you.

New Revised Standard Version
Will you not revive us again, so that your people may rejoice in you?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Restore us and revive us, that thy people may rejoice in thee.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But do restore us and give us life, and your people will rejoice in you!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Wilt Thou not quicken us again, That Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
O God, thou wilt turn and quicken us; and thy people shall rejoice in thee.

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Audio Bible



Context
You Showed Favor to Your Land
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? 7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.…

Cross References
Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

Hosea 6:2
After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 64:1-2
If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!

2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Lamentations 5:21
Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,

Psalm 80:18-19
Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. / Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Psalm 71:20
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

Psalm 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Acts 3:19-20
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.

Romans 6:4
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.

Ephesians 2:4-5
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

Colossians 2:13
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,


Treasury of Scripture

Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?

revive

Psalm 80:18
So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

Psalm 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

Ezra 9:8,9
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage…

people

Psalm 53:6
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Ezra 3:11-13
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid…

Jeremiah 33:11
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

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Will You not revive us again
The phrase "Will You not revive us again" is a heartfelt plea for spiritual renewal and restoration. The Hebrew root for "revive" is "חָיָה" (chayah), which means to live, to have life, or to restore to life. This word is often used in the context of bringing something back to its original vitality and strength. Historically, this plea reflects the Israelites' desire for God to restore them to a state of spiritual fervor and national prosperity after periods of decline or judgment. The use of "again" suggests a cyclical pattern of falling away and returning to God, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. This phrase encourages believers to seek God's intervention for personal and communal revival, trusting in His power to renew and restore.

that Your people may rejoice in You?
The phrase "that Your people may rejoice in You" emphasizes the ultimate purpose of revival: the joy and satisfaction found in a restored relationship with God. The Hebrew word for "rejoice" is "שָׂמַח" (samach), which conveys a sense of gladness and delight. This joy is not merely an emotional response but a deep-seated contentment and fulfillment that comes from being in right standing with God. Historically, the Israelites experienced joy when they were aligned with God's will and experienced His blessings. This phrase underscores the idea that true joy is found not in external circumstances but in the presence and favor of God. It serves as a reminder for believers to seek joy in their relationship with God, knowing that He is the source of true and lasting happiness.

Verse 6. - Wilt thou not revive us again! literally, wilt thou not return and revive us? (comp. Psalm 71:20). So Ezra prays God to "give Israel a little reviving in their bondage" (Ezra 9:8). That thy people may rejoice in thee. The "revival" and "rejoicing" came in Nehemiah's time, when the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem was kept "with gladness, both with thanksgiving, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps" (Nehemiah 12:27).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Will You
אַ֭תָּה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

not
הֲֽלֹא־ (hă·lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

revive
תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ (tə·ḥay·yê·nū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

us again,
תָּשׁ֣וּב (tā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

that Your people
וְ֝עַמְּךָ֗ (wə·‘am·mə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

may rejoice
יִשְׂמְחוּ־ (yiś·mə·ḥū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

in You?
בָֽךְ׃ (ḇāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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