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;
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. O Lord, thou has taken pleasure in thy land: thou hast turned back the captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. (Selah)
Thou hast forgiven thy people their transgressions; thou has covered all their sins. (Pause)
3 Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.
Thou has caused all thy wrath to cease: thou hast turned from thy fierce anger.
4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn thy anger away from us.
5 To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?
Wouldest thou be angry with us for ever? or wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?
6 Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.
O God, thou wilt turn and quicken us; and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
7 Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.
Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, 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 the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shall speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those that turn their heart toward him.
9 Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.
Moreover his salvation is near them that 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 has sprung 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.
For the Lord will give goodness; and our land shall yield her fruit.
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 set his steps in the way.
