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 the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

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

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

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

Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

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

Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

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

To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

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

Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

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

Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

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 hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

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

Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

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

Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

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

Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

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

Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.

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

Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!