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.

Lord, you have been favourable unto your land: you have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

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

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people, you have covered all their sin. (Selah)

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

You have taken away all your wrath: you have turned yourself from the fierceness of your anger.

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

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause your anger toward us to cease.

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 for ever? 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 mercy, 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 hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not return 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 shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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

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

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

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.