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.

To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:

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

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

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

Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

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

Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

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

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?

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

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

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

Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy 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 hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly.

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

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

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

Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:

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

Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens.

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

Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

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

Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.