King James Version

Psalms 85:5

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 85:6.

הַלְעוֹלָ֥םhalolamthe to alwayעוֹלָםparticle, interrogative, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…תֶּֽאֱנַףteenafbe angryאָנַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be angry”, an unfinished actionH599to breathe hard, i.e. be enragedbe angry (displeased).בָּ֑נוּbanvinבָּ֑נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in”inתִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְtimshokhedrawמָשַׁךְverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “draw”, an unfinished actionH4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.אַ֝פְּךָ֗apkhafaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.לְדֹ֣רledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָדֹֽרvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(85-6) Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Young’s Literal Translation

To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

World English Bible

Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

Darby Translation

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?

Douay-Rheims

For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(85-6) Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wouldest thou be angry with us for ever? or wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὀργισθῇς ἡμῖν; ἢ διατενεῖς τὴν ὀργήν σου ἀπὸ γενεᾶς εἰς γενεάν;