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 Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

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

Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)

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

Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

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

Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

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

To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

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

Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

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

Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

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 hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

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

Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

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

Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

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

Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

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

Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.

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

Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!