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 the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

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

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

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

Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

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

Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.

5 Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?

To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?

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

Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.

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

Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.

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 GOD—Yahweh—will speak, —For he will bespeak prosperity to his people, And to his men of lovingkindness, And to them who return with their heart unto him.

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

Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.

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

Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;

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

Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.

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

Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.

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

Righteousness, before him, shall march long, —That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.