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.

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.

The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah)

3 Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.

You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

4 Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.

Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.

5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?

Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?

6 Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.

Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

7 Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; and grant us thy salvation.

Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your 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 give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.

9 Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

10 Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.

Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.

11 Truth is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath looked down from heaven.

Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.

12 For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.

The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.

13 Justice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.

Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.