Psalms 85

1 To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.

2 Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)

The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah)

3 Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

4 Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.

5 To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?

6 Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

7 Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

8 I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.

9 Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

10 Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.

11 Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.

12 Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.

The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.

13 Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.