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.

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” O LORD! thou hast been favorable to thy land; Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

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

Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people, And cover all their sins! (Pause)

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

Thou didst take away all thy displeasure, And abate the fierceness of thy wrath.

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

Restore us, O God of our salvation! And let thine anger towards us cease!

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

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?

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

Wilt thou not revive us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

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

Show us thy compassion, O LORD! And grant us thy 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 will hear what God the LORD will speak: Truly he will speak peace to his people, and to his servants; Only let them not turn again to folly!

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

Yea, his salvation is near to those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

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

Mercy and truth shall meet together, Righteousness and peace shall kiss each other;

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

Truth shall spring out of the earth; Righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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

Yea, Jehovah will give prosperity, And our land shall yield her increase.

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

Righteousness shall go before him, And set us in the way of his steps.