Psalms 85
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Psalms 85
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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable 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. |
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.) |
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. |
Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease. | Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer. |
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? |
Wilt thou not quicken 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? |
Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation. | Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation. |
I will hear what God Jehovah 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. |
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. |
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. |
Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven. | Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven. |
Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase. | The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase. |
Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in]. | Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps. |