Psalms 85

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have showed favor to your land; you have restored the well-being of Jacob.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 You have forgiven the sin of your people; you have covered all their sin. (Selah)

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

3 You have withdrawn all your wrath; you have turned back from your hot anger.

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.

4 Restore us, God of our salvation, and let go of your displeasure with us.

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

5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

6 Will you not revive us again? Then your people will rejoice in you.

Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

7 Show us your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, grant us your salvation.

Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

8 I will listen to what Yahweh God says, for he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not turn again to foolish ways.

I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him; then glory will remain in our land.

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

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

11 Trustworthiness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.

Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

12 Yes, Yahweh will give his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

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

13 Righteousness will go before him and make a way for his footsteps.

Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in].