Psalms 85

1 To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:

For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah Lord, you have shown your kindness to your land; you have restored Jacob's prosperity.

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)

You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)

3 Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.

4 Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.

5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?

Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?

6 Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?

7 Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! Give us your salvation!

8 I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly.

Let me hear what God has to say. God speaks peace to his people, to those who trust in him. But they must not return to their foolish ways.

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

Truly God's salvation is with those who do as he says. His glorious presence will live with us in our land.

10 Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:

Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens.

What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.

12 Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.

13 Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.

Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.