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.
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 sins.
You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)
3 Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.
4 Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?
6 Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?
7 Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; and grant us thy salvation.
Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! 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.
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 near to 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 Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.
Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath looked down from heaven.
What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.
12 For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.
The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.
13 Justice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.
Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.
