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.

Of the sones of Chore. Lord, thou hast blessid thi lond; thou hast turned awei the caitifte of Jacob.

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

Thou hast foryoue the wickidnesse of thi puple; thou hast hilid alle the synnes of hem.

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

Thou hast aswagid al thin ire; thou hast turned awei fro the ire of thin indignacioun.

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

God, oure helthe, conuerte thou vs; and turne awei thin ire fro vs.

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

Whether thou schalt be wrooth to vs withouten ende; ether schalt thou holde forth thin ire fro generacioun in to generacioun?

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

God, thou conuertid schalt quykene vs; and thi puple schal be glad in thee.

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

Lord, schewe thi merci to vs; and yyue thin helthe to vs.

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 schal here what the Lord God schal speke in me; for he schal speke pees on his puple. And on hise hooli men; and on hem that ben turned to herte.

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

Netheles his helthe is niy men dredynge him; that glorie dwelle in oure lond.

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

Merci and treuthe metten hem silf; riytwisnesse and pees weren kissid.

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

Treuthe cam forth of erthe; and riytfulnesse bihelde fro heuene.

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

For the Lord schal yyue benignyte; and oure erthe schal yyue his fruyt.

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

Riytfulnesse schal go bifore him; and schal sette hise steppis in the weie.