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 Leader. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. LORD, Thou hast been favourable 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 pardoned 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Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath; Thou hast turned from the fierceness of Thine anger.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.

Restore us, 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 to all generations?

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

Wilt Thou not quicken us again, that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

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

Show us Thy mercy, O LORD, 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 the LORD will speak; for He will speak peace unto His people, and to His saints; but let them not turn back 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,

Mercy 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 springeth out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

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

Yea, the LORD will give that which is good; and our land shall yield her produce.

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

Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall make His footsteps a way.