Psalm 85

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biblical psalm communal lament prayer for restoration

Psalm 85 is a biblical song of communal lament and hope that pleads for God’s restoration and forgiveness while expressing confidence in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Psalm 85 canonical	1
Psalm 85:4–7	1
Psalm 85:8–13	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Psalm 85
Context triple: [Sons of Korah, psalmSuperscription, Psalm 85]

A. Psalm 84
Psalm 84 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that expresses deep longing for God’s presence and the joy of dwelling in His house.
B. Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
C. Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
D. Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
E. Psalm 46
Psalm 46 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that proclaims God as a powerful refuge and source of strength amid chaos and trouble.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Psalm 85
Target entity description: Psalm 85 is a biblical song of communal lament and hope that pleads for God’s restoration and forgiveness while expressing confidence in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

A. Psalm 84
Psalm 84 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that expresses deep longing for God’s presence and the joy of dwelling in His house.
B. Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
C. Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
D. Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
E. Psalm 46
Psalm 46 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that proclaims God as a powerful refuge and source of strength amid chaos and trouble.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical psalm ⓘ communal lament ⓘ prayer for restoration ⓘ
addressedTo	choirmaster ⓘ
addresses	God of Israel ⓘ linked to: YHWH
attributedTo	sons of Korah ⓘ linked to: Sons of Korah
canonicalStatus	part of Christian canon ⓘ part of Jewish canon ⓘ
containsImage	righteousness and peace kissing each other ⓘ steadfast love and faithfulness meeting ⓘ
emotionalTone	hope ⓘ lament ⓘ
expresses	confidence in God’s character ⓘ trust in God’s future intervention ⓘ
genre	lament ⓘ liturgical song ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Christian liturgy ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ
locatedInText	Ketuvim ⓘ
mentionsConcept	God’s anger being turned away ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ glory dwelling in the land ⓘ salvation ⓘ
numberInPsalms	85 ⓘ
openingVerseSummary	recalls that God showed favor to the land and restored the fortunes of Jacob ⓘ
partOf	Book of Psalms ⓘ linked to: Psalms Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Bible
structure	assurance of future blessing ⓘ present plea for mercy ⓘ remembrance of past restoration ⓘ
textualDivision	Psalm 85:1–3 ⓘ Psalm 85:4–7 ⓘ linked to: Psalm 85 Psalm 85:8–13 ⓘ linked to: Psalm 85
theme	answered prayer ⓘ covenant mercy ⓘ divine forgiveness ⓘ faithfulness of God ⓘ national renewal ⓘ peace and righteousness ⓘ restoration ⓘ steadfast love of God ⓘ
tradition	Masoretic Text numbering ⓘ
usedFor	communal prayer ⓘ reflection on national crisis ⓘ worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sons of Korah → psalmSuperscription → Psalm 85 ⓘ

Psalm 85 → textualDivision → Psalm 85:4–7 ⓘ

linked to: Psalm 85

Psalm 85 → textualDivision → Psalm 85:8–13 ⓘ