Psalms 85
1 For the leader. Of the Korahites, a psalm. Once, Lord, you did favour your land, granting change of fortune to Jacob,
Jehovah, thou have been favorable to thy land. Thou have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 forgiving the guilt of your people, pardoning all their sin, (Selah)
Thou have forgiven the iniquity of thy people. Thou have covered all their sin. (Selah)
3 withdrawing all your fury, turning from your hot anger.
Thou have taken away all thy wrath. Thou have turned from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Restore us, O God our saviour, put away your displeasure against us.
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.
5 Will you cherish your anger against us forever, prolonging your wrath to all generations?
Will thou be angry with us forever? Will thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may be glad in you?
Will thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Show us your kindness, O Lord, grant us your salvation.
Show us thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.
8 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.
I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, and to his sanctified. But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Soon those who fear him shall see how he saves, and glory shall live in our land.
Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Kindness and loyalty meet; peace and righteousness kiss.
Mercy and truth are met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Loyalty springs from the earth; righteousness looks from the sky.
Truth springs out of the earth, and righteousness has looked down from heaven.
12 The Lord shall give all that is good, our land yielding its increase,
Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase.
13 righteousness marching before him, and peace on the path he treads.
Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.
