Psalms 85

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable to thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. O Lord, you have blessed your land. You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob.

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

You have released the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sins.

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

You have mitigated all your wrath. You have turned aside from the wrath of your indignation.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy anger toward us to cease.

Convert us, O God, our Savior, and turn your anger away from us.

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

Will you be angry with us forever? And will you extend your wrath from generation to generation?

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

O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you.

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

O Lord, reveal to us your mercy, and grant to us your salvation.

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

I will listen to what the Lord God may be saying to me. For he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those who are being converted to the heart.

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

So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that glory may inhabit our land.

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

Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.

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

Truth has risen from the earth, and justice has gazed down from heaven.

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

For so will the Lord give goodness, and our earth will give her fruit.

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

Justice will walk before him, and he will set his steps upon the way.