Psalms 85

1 To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;

Unto the end, for the sons of Core, a psalm. Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

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

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.

3 Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.

Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.

5 To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?

6 Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.

Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.

7 Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.

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

8 I will hear, what GOD—Yahweh—will speak, —For he will bespeak prosperity to his people, And to his men of lovingkindness, And to them who return with their heart unto him.

I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to the heart.

9 Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.

Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;

Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.

11 Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.

Truth is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath looked down from heaven.

12 Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.

For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.

13 Righteousness, before him, shall march long, —That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.

Justice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.