Psalms 85

1 For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. O Lord, you has taken pleasure in your land: you have turned back the captivity of Jacob.

Adonai, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob [Supplanter].

2 You have forgiven your people their transgressions; you has covered all their sins. (Pause)

You have forgiven the depravity (moral evil) of your people. You have covered all their habitual sin ·missing the mark·. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

3 You has caused all your wrath to cease: you have turned from your fierce anger.

You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn your anger away from us.

Turn us, God of our yesha' ·salvation·, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.

5 Wouldest you be angry with us for ever? or will you continue your wrath from generation to generation?

Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

6 O God, you will turn and quicken us; and your people shall rejoice in you.

Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

7 Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.

Show us your chesed ·loving-kindness·, Adonai. Grant us your yesha' ·salvation·.

8 I will hear what the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shall speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those that turn their heart towards him.

I will sh'ma ·hear obey· what God, Adonai, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

9 Moreover his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Surely his yesha' ·salvation· is near those who fear him, that kavod ·weighty glory· may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].

Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth has sprung out of the earth; and righteousness has looked down from heaven.

Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

12 For the Lord will give goodness; and our land shall yield her fruit.

Yes, Adonai will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set his steps in the way.

Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.