Psalms 85

1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have showed favor to your land; you have restored the well-being of Jacob.

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)

You have forgiven the sin of your people; you have covered all their sin. (Selah)

3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

You have withdrawn all your wrath; you have turned back from your hot anger.

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Restore us, God of our salvation, and let go of your displeasure with us.

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

Will you be angry with us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

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

Will you not revive us again? Then your people will rejoice in you.

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, grant us your salvation.

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

I will listen to what Yahweh God says, for he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not turn again to foolish ways.

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

Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him; then glory will remain in our land.

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

Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

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

Trustworthiness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

Yes, Yahweh will give his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

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

Righteousness will go before him and make a way for his footsteps.