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.

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” O LORD! thou hast been favorable to thy land; Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

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

Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people, And cover all their sins! (Pause)

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

Thou didst take away all thy displeasure, And abate the fierceness of thy wrath.

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

Restore us, O God of our salvation! And let thine anger towards us cease!

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

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?

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

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

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

Show us thy compassion, O LORD! And grant us thy 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 hear what God the LORD will speak: Truly he will speak peace to his people, and to his servants; Only let them not turn again to folly!

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

Yea, his salvation is near to those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

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

Mercy and truth shall meet together, Righteousness and peace shall kiss each other;

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

Truth shall spring out of the earth; Righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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

Yea, Jehovah will give prosperity, And our land shall yield her increase.

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

Righteousness shall go before him, And set us in the way of his steps.