How does God’s anger relate to His mercy?

In Psalm 85, we see the interplay between God’s anger and His mercy. God's anger is a righteous response to sin; He cannot overlook it because of His holy nature. However, this anger is directed not toward the believer but toward sin itself. The psalmist recognizes the duality of God's character: He can be angry about sin while also offering forgiveness and mercy to those who turn to Him. Christ's atonement is that pathway where God's anger and mercy converge. At the cross, God's wrath was satisfied, allowing Him to extend mercy to sinners, demonstrating that though God is just, He is also loving and forgiving.