< 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.
Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. O Lord, you have blessed your land. You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)
You have released the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sins.
3 Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.
You have mitigated all your wrath. You have turned aside from the wrath of your indignation.
4 Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.
Convert us, O God, our Savior, and turn your anger away from us.
5 To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?
Will you be angry with us forever? And will you extend your wrath from generation to generation?
6 Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.
O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you.
7 Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.
O Lord, reveal to us your mercy, and grant to 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 listen to what the Lord God may be saying to me. For he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those who are being converted to the heart.
9 Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.
So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that glory may inhabit our land.
10 Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,
Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.
11 Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,
Truth has risen from the earth, and justice has gazed down from heaven.
12 Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.
For so will the Lord give goodness, and our earth will give her fruit.
13 Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!
Justice will walk before him, and he will set his steps upon the way.

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