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 Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

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

Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. (Selah)

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

Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

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

Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.

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

To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?

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

Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.

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

Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.

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—Yahweh—will speak, —For he will bespeak prosperity to his people, And to his men of lovingkindness, And to them who return with their heart unto him.

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

Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.

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

Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;

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

Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.

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

Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.

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

Righteousness, before him, shall march long, —That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.