Psalms 85

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Of the sones of Chore. Lord, thou hast blessid thi lond; thou hast turned awei the caitifte of Jacob.

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

Thou hast foryoue the wickidnesse of thi puple; thou hast hilid alle the synnes of hem.

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

Thou hast aswagid al thin ire; thou hast turned awei fro the ire of thin indignacioun.

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

God, oure helthe, conuerte thou vs; and turne awei thin ire fro vs.

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

Whether thou schalt be wrooth to vs withouten ende; ether schalt thou holde forth thin ire fro generacioun in to generacioun?

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

God, thou conuertid schalt quykene vs; and thi puple schal be glad in thee.

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

Lord, schewe thi merci to vs; and yyue thin helthe to vs.

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 schal here what the Lord God schal speke in me; for he schal speke pees on his puple. And on hise hooli men; and on hem that ben turned to herte.

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

Netheles his helthe is niy men dredynge him; that glorie dwelle in oure lond.

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

Merci and treuthe metten hem silf; riytwisnesse and pees weren kissid.

11 Truth springeth out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

Treuthe cam forth of erthe; and riytfulnesse bihelde fro heuene.

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

For the Lord schal yyue benignyte; and oure erthe schal yyue his fruyt.

13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in].

Riytfulnesse schal go bifore him; and schal sette hise steppis in the weie.