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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Lord, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought againe the captiuitie of Iaakob.

2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah)

Thou hast forgiuen the iniquitie of thy people, and couered all their sinnes. (Selah)

3 You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

Thou hast withdrawen all thine anger, and hast turned backe from the fiercenes of thy wrath.

4 Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.

Turne vs, O God of our saluation, and release thine anger toward vs.

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 vs for euer? and wilt thou prolong thy wrath from one generation to another?

6 Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

Wilt thou not turne againe and quicken vs, that thy people may reioyce in thee?

7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

Shew vs thy mercie, O Lord, and graunt vs thy saluation.

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 hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speake peace vnto his people, and to his Saintes, that they turne not againe to follie.

9 Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

Surely his saluation is neere to them that feare him, that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.

Mercie and trueth shall meete: righteousnes and peace shall kisse one another.

11 Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.

Trueth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousnes shall looke downe from heauen.

12 The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.

Yea, the Lord shall giue good things, and our land shall giue her increase.

13 Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.

Righteousnesse shall go before him, and shall set her steps in the way.