< Psalms 85 >
1 Unto the end, for the sons of Core, a psalm. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Jehovah, thou have been favorable to thy land. Thou have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.
Thou have forgiven the iniquity of thy people. Thou have covered all their sin. (Selah)
3 Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
Thou have taken away all thy wrath. Thou have turned from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
Will thou be angry with us forever? Will thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6 Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
Will thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; and grant us thy salvation.
Show us thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.
8 I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to the heart.
I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, and to his sanctified. But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.
Surely his salvation is near those who 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 is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath looked down from heaven.
Truth springs out of the earth, and righteousness has looked down from heaven.
12 For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.
Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Justice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.
Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.