Psalms 85

1 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 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.

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] near to those fearing 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 Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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