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.

“To the chief musician, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” Thou hast been favorable, O Lord, unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

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

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered over all their sin. (Selah)

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

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.

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

Return to us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy ill-will toward us to cease.

5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Wilt thou be wroth with us for ever? wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation?

6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

Wilt thou not [now] revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

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

Show us thy kindness, O Lord, and grant us thy 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.

I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his pious ones: only let them not turn again to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

Surely, nigh is his salvation unto those that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

Kindness and truth are met together: righteousness and peace kiss each other.

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

Truth will grow up out of the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

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

Yea, the Lord will also give the good, and our land will yield its products.

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

Righteousness will walk firmly before him, and will make [level] the way by its steps.