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 chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have showed favor to your land; you have restored the well-being of Jacob.

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

You have forgiven the sin 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You have withdrawn all your wrath; you have turned back from your hot anger.

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

Restore us, God of our salvation, and let go of your displeasure with 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 remain angry throughout future generations?

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

Will you not revive us again? Then your people will rejoice in you.

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

Show us your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, 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 Yahweh God says, for he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not turn again to foolish ways.

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; then glory will remain in our land.

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

Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

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

Trustworthiness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.

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

Yes, Yahweh will give his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

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

Righteousness will go before him and make a way for his footsteps.