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.

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

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

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

Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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