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 leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” O LORD! thou hast been favorable to thy land; Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

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

Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people, And cover all their sins! (Pause)

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

Thou didst take away all thy displeasure, And abate the fierceness of thy wrath.

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

Restore us, O God of our salvation! And let thine anger towards us cease!

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

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?

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

Wilt thou not 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 compassion, 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: Truly he will speak peace to his people, and to his servants; 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.

Yea, his salvation is near to those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

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

Mercy and truth shall meet together, Righteousness and peace shall kiss each other;

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

Truth shall spring out of the earth; Righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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

Yea, Jehovah will give prosperity, And our land shall yield her increase.

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

Righteousness shall go before him, And set us in the way of his steps.