Psalms 85

1 For the Leader. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land, Thou hast turned 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 pardoned all their sin. (Selah)

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

3 Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath; Thou hast turned from the fierceness of Thine anger.

Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.

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

5 Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?

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

6 Wilt Thou not quicken us again, that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

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

7 Show us Thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us Thy salvation.

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

8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak; for He will speak peace unto His people, and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly.

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 nigh 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 are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

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

11 Truth springeth out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

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

12 Yea, the LORD will give that which is good; and our land shall yield her produce.

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

13 Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall make His footsteps a way.

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