Psalms 85

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)

You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin.

3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.

You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

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 again to folly.

I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

9 Surely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].

Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12 Yea, the LORD shall give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield her increase.

The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set [us] in the way of his steps.

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.