Psalms 85

1 Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. O Lord, you have blessed your land. You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob.

Lord, you have been favourable unto your land: you have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 You have released the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sins.

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people, you have covered all their sin. (Selah)

3 You have mitigated all your wrath. You have turned aside from the wrath of your indignation.

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

4 Convert us, O God, our Savior, and turn your anger away from us.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause your anger toward us to cease.

5 Will you be angry with us forever? And will you extend your wrath from generation to generation?

Will you be angry with us for ever? will you draw out your anger to all generations?

6 O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you.

Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?

7 O Lord, reveal to us your mercy, and grant to us your salvation.

Show us your mercy, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.

8 I will listen to what the Lord God may be saying to me. For he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those who are being converted to the heart.

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not return to folly.

9 So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that glory may inhabit our land.

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth has risen from the earth, and justice has gazed down from heaven.

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 For so will the Lord give goodness, and our earth will give her fruit.

Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

13 Justice will walk before him, and he will set his steps upon the way.

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