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;

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. LORD, you have been favourable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

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

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

3 Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.

You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

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

Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation towards us to cease.

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

Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

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

Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

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

Show us your loving kindness, LORD. Grant us your 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 God, the LORD, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his holy ones; but let them not turn again to folly.

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 those who 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 meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

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

Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

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

Yes, the LORD will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

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

Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.