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;

“To the chief musician, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” Thou hast been favorable, O Lord, unto thy land: thou hast brought 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 the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered over all their sin. (Selah)

3 Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.

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

Return to us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy ill-will toward us to cease.

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

Wilt thou be wroth with us for ever? wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation?

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

Wilt thou not [now] 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 kindness, 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 God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his pious ones: only 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, nigh is his salvation unto those that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

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

Kindness and truth are met together: righteousness and peace kiss each other.

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

Truth will grow up out of the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

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

Yea, the Lord will also give the good, and our land will yield its products.

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

Righteousness will walk firmly before him, and will make [level] the way by its steps.