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 Korahites, a psalm. Once, Lord, you did favor your land, granting change of fortune to Jacob,

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

forgiving the guilt of your people, pardoning all their sin, (Selah)

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

withdrawing all your fury, turning from your hot anger.

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

Restore us, O God our savior, put away your displeasure against us.

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

Will you cherish your anger against us forever, prolonging your wrath to all generations?

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

Will you not revive us again, that your people may be glad in you?

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

Show us your kindness, O Lord, 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 pious ones: only let them not turn again to folly.

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak of peace to his people, to those who love him, and turn their hearts to him.

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

Soon those who fear him shall see how he saves, and glory shall live in our land.

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

Kindness and loyalty meet; peace and righteousness kiss.

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

Loyalty springs from the earth; righteousness looks from the sky.

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

The Lord shall give all that is good, our land yielding its increase,

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

righteousness marching before him, and peace on the path he treads.