Psalms 85

1 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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Lord, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought againe the captiuitie of Iaakob.

2 You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)

Thou hast forgiuen the iniquitie of thy people, and couered all their sinnes. (Selah)

3 You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.

Thou hast withdrawen all thine anger, and hast turned backe from the fiercenes of thy wrath.

4 Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.

Turne vs, O God of our saluation, and release thine anger toward vs.

5 Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?

Wilt thou be angry with vs for euer? and wilt thou prolong thy wrath from one generation to another?

6 Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?

Wilt thou not turne againe and quicken vs, that thy people may reioyce in thee?

7 Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! Give us your salvation!

Shew vs thy mercie, O Lord, and graunt vs thy saluation.

8 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.

I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speake peace vnto his people, and to his Saintes, that they turne not againe to follie.

9 Truly God's salvation is with those who do as he says. His glorious presence will live with us in our land.

Surely his saluation is neere to them that feare him, that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.

Mercie and trueth shall meete: righteousnes and peace shall kisse one another.

11 What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.

Trueth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousnes shall looke downe from heauen.

12 The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.

Yea, the Lord shall giue good things, and our land shall giue her increase.

13 Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.

Righteousnesse shall go before him, and shall set her steps in the way.