Psalms 85
1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.
Unto the end, for the sons of Core, a psalm. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah)
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.
3 You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.
Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
4 Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.
Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
5 Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
6 Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?
Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.
Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; and grant us thy salvation.
8 I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.
I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to the heart.
9 Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.
Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.
11 Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.
Truth is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath looked down from heaven.
12 The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.
For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.
13 Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.
Justice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.
