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 leader. Of the Korahites, a psalm. Once, Lord, you did favor your land, granting change of fortune to Jacob,
2 Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. (Selah)
forgiving the guilt of your people, pardoning all their sin, (Selah)
3 Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.
withdrawing all your fury, turning from your hot anger.
4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.
Restore us, O God our savior, put away your displeasure against us.
5 To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?
Will you cherish your anger against us forever, prolonging your wrath to all generations?
6 Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.
Will you not revive us again, that your people may be glad in you?
7 Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.
Show us your kindness, O Lord, grant us your 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.
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.
9 Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.
Soon those who fear him shall see how he saves, and glory shall live in our land.
10 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;
Kindness and loyalty meet; peace and righteousness kiss.
11 Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.
Loyalty springs from the earth; righteousness looks from the sky.
12 Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.
The Lord shall give all that is good, our land yielding its increase,
13 Righteousness, before him, shall march long, —That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.
righteousness marching before him, and peace on the path he treads.
