Psalms 85

1 To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

Jehovah, thou have been favorable to thy land. Thou have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. (Selah)

Thou have forgiven the iniquity of thy people. Thou have covered all their sin. (Selah)

3 Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

Thou have taken away all thy wrath. Thou have turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

5 To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?

Will thou be angry with us forever? Will thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

6 Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.

Will thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

7 Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.

Show us thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hear, what GOD—Yahweh—will speak, —For he will bespeak prosperity to his people, And to his men of lovingkindness, And to them who return with their heart unto 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 Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.

Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;

Mercy and truth are met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.

Truth springs out of the earth, and righteousness has looked down from heaven.

12 Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.

Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness, before him, shall march long, —That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.

Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.