Psalms 85

1 “To the chief musician, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” Thou hast been favorable, O Lord, unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. You have accepted, O YHWH, Your land, You have turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

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

You have carried away the iniquity of Your people, You have covered all their sin. (Selah)

3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.

You have gathered up all Your wrath, You have turned back from the fierceness of Your anger.

4 Return to us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy ill-will toward us to cease.

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

5 Wilt thou be wroth with us for ever? wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation?

Are You angry against us for all time? Do You draw out Your anger To generation and generation?

6 Wilt thou not [now] revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Do You not turn back? You revive us, And Your people rejoice in You.

7 Show us thy kindness, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us, O YHWH, your kindness, And You give to us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his pious ones: only let them not turn again to folly.

I hear what God, YHWH, speaks, For He speaks peace to His people, And to His saints, and they do not turn back to folly.

9 Surely, nigh is his salvation unto those that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

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

10 Kindness and truth are met together: righteousness and peace kiss each other.

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

11 Truth will grow up out of the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

Truth springs up from the earth, And righteousness looks out from the heavens,

12 Yea, the Lord will also give the good, and our land will yield its products.

YHWH also gives that which is good, And our land gives its increase.

13 Righteousness will walk firmly before him, and will make [level] the way by its steps.

Righteousness goes before Him, And makes a way for His footsteps!