Psalms 85

1 Jehovah, thou have been favorable to thy land. Thou have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah Lord, you have shown your kindness to your land; you have restored Jacob's prosperity.

2 Thou have forgiven the iniquity of thy people. Thou have covered all their sin. (Selah)

You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)

3 Thou have taken away all thy wrath. Thou have turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.

5 Will thou be angry with us forever? Will thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?

6 Will thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?

7 Show us thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! Give us your salvation!

8 I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, and to his sanctified. But let them not turn again to folly.

Let me hear what God has to say. God speaks peace to his people, to those who trust in him. But they must not return to their foolish ways.

9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Truly God's salvation is with those who do as he says. His glorious presence will live with us in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth springs out of the earth, and righteousness has looked down from heaven.

What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.

12 Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.

13 Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.

Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.