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.

Yahweh, you have been kind to [us people who live in] this land; you have enabled [us] Israeli people to become prosperous again.

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

You forgave [us], your people, for the sins that we had committed; you pardoned [us] for all our sins [DOU].

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

You stopped being angry [with us] and turned away from severely punishing [us].

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

Now, God, the one who saves/rescues us, (restore us/make us prosperous again) and stop being angry with us!

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

(Will you continue to be angry with us forever?/Please do not continue to be angry with us forever.) [DOU, RHQ]

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

Please enable us [RHQ] to prosper again in order that [we], your people, will rejoice about what you [have done for us].

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

Yahweh, by rescuing us [from our troubles/difficulties], show us that you faithfully love us.

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 want to listen to what Yahweh [our] God says, because he promises/says that he will enable [us], his people, to live peacefully, if we do not return to doing foolish things.

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

He is surely ready to save/rescue those who revere him, in order that [his] glory/splendor will be seen in our land.

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

[When that happens], he will both faithfully love us and faithfully [do for us what he promised to do] [PRS]; and we will act/behave righteously, and he will give us peace, which will be like a kiss that he gives us.

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

Here on earth, we will (be loyal to/continually believe in) God, and from heaven, God will act justly/fairly [toward us].

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

Yes, Yahweh will do good things [for us], and there will be great harvests in our land.

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

[Yahweh always acts] righteously [PRS, MET]; he acts righteously wherever he goes.