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 leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” O LORD! thou hast been favorable to thy land; Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

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

Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people, And cover all their sins! (Pause)

3 Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

Thou didst take away all thy displeasure, And abate the fierceness of thy wrath.

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

Restore us, O God of our salvation! And let thine anger towards us cease!

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

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?

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

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

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

Show us thy compassion, O LORD! And grant us thy 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.

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: Truly he will speak peace to his people, and to his servants; Only let them not turn again to folly!

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

Yea, his salvation is near to those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

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

Mercy and truth shall meet together, Righteousness and peace shall kiss each other;

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

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

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

Yea, Jehovah will give prosperity, And our land shall yield her increase.

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

Righteousness shall go before him, And set us in the way of his steps.