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.

למנצח לבני קרח מזמור רצית יהוה ארצך שבת שבות יעקב׃

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

נשאת עון עמך כסית כל חטאתם סלה׃

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

אספת כל עברתך השיבות מחרון אפך׃

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

שובנו אלהי ישענו והפר כעסך עמנו׃

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

הלעולם תאנף בנו תמשך אפך לדר ודר׃

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

הלא אתה תשוב תחינו ועמך ישמחו בך׃

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

הראנו יהוה חסדך וישעך תתן לנו׃

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.

אשמעה מה ידבר האל יהוה כי ידבר שלום אל עמו ואל חסידיו ואל ישובו לכסלה׃

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

אך קרוב ליראיו ישעו לשכן כבוד בארצנו׃

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

חסד ואמת נפגשו צדק ושלום נשקו׃

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

אמת מארץ תצמח וצדק משמים נשקף׃

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

גם יהוה יתן הטוב וארצנו תתן יבולה׃

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

צדק לפניו יהלך וישם לדרך פעמיו׃