Psalms 85:5

“Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger from generation to generation?”

Psalms 85:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 85:5, word by word

Will you be angryתֶּאֱנַףteenaf

be angry

Be angry: grow very angry; it comes from a root that means "breathe hard."

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
Will you prolongתִּמְשֹׁךְtimshoch

prolong

To make something last longer.

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your angerאַפְּap

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “ap” appears
from generation to generationדֹרdor

generation

The people of the same time.

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The context

4Bring us back, Elohim of our salvation, and annul your vexation with us.

5 · This verse (above)

6Will you not again give us life, that your people may rejoice in you?

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