Psalms 85

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favorable to thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity 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 forgiven 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 taken away all thy wrath; thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thy anger.

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

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy anger towards us to cease.

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

5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thy anger to all generations?

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

6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Wilt thou not [now] revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

7 Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us thy kindness, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

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 his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Surely, nigh is his salvation unto those that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].

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

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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

12 Yes, the LORD will give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield her increase.

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

13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set [us] in the way of his steps.

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