Psalms 85

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back 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 forgiven 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 taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give 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 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 Surely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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