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

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

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

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

withdrawing all your fury, turning from your hot anger.

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

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

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

Will you cherish your anger against us forever, prolonging your wrath 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 be glad in you?

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

Show us your kindness, O Lord, 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.

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 His salvation [is] near to those fearing 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 have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

Kindness and loyalty meet; peace and righteousness kiss.

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

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

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

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

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

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