Psalms 85

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

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 You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin.

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

3 You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

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

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

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

5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your 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 You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

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

7 Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

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

8 I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return 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 to those who fear Him, that His 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 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

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

11 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

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

12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

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

13 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

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