Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 85:3
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.
3. Thou hast taken away ] Lit. withdrawn, or drawn in, the wrath which was let loose against us.
from the fierceness of thine anger ] Poured out upon Israel for its sin. See Jer 30:24; Lam 1:12; Lam 4:11. Cp. Exo 32:12.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath – That is, formerly; on the occasion referred to. Thou didst so deal with thy people as to make it evident that thou didst cherish no anger or displeasure against them.
Thou hast turned thyself … – Margin, thine anger from waxing hot. Literally, Thou didst turn from the heat of thine anger. His indignation was withdrawn, and he was again at peace with them. It is this fact, drawn from the former history of the people, which constitutes the basis of the appeal which follows.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 3. Thou hast taken away] asaphta, “Thou hast gathered up all thy wrath.” This carries on the metaphor in the second verse: “Thou hast collected all thy wrath, and carried it away with all our iniquities.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
All thy wrath; those calamities which were the effects of thy just wrath conceived against us.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
3. To turn from the”fierceness,” implies that He was reconcilable, though
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath,…. Or “gathered” n it; sin occasions wrath, and the people of God are as deserving of it as others; but the Lord has gathered it up, and poured it forth upon his Son, and their surety; hence nothing of this kind shall ever fall upon them, either here or hereafter; and it is taken away from them, so as to have no sense, apprehension, or conscience of it, which before the law had wrought in them, when pardon is applied unto them, which is what is here meant; see Isa 12:1,
thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger; the anger of God is very fierce against sin and sinners; it is poured forth like fire, and there is no abiding it; but, with respect to the Lord’s people, it is pacified by the death of his Son; or he is pacified towards them for all that they have done, for the sake of his righteousness and sacrifice; and which appears to them when he manifests his love and pardoning grace to their souls; see Eze 16:63.
n “collegisti”, Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
3. Taken away all thy wrath Thou hast gathered in all thy wrath. It was an emanation from God, and, having accomplished its end, it is now recalled.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.
Ver. 3. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath ] Heb. thou hast gathered it, thou hast recollected it, that we might not bear it; when sin is once remitted, wrath is soon removed.
Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
taken: Isa 6:7, Isa 12:1, Isa 54:7-10, Joh 1:29
turned: etc. or, turned thine anger from waxing hot, Exo 32:11, Exo 32:22, Deu 13:17
Reciprocal: Exo 32:12 – Turn from Num 25:4 – that the fierce Jdg 3:8 – was hot 2Ch 6:21 – forgive Isa 27:4 – Fury Jer 33:8 – General Zep 3:15 – hath taken
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
85:3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the {c} fierceness of thine anger.
(c) Not only in withdrawing your rod, but in forgiving sins, and in touching our hearts to confess them.