Chapter 85

¹{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob: ²Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. ³Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger. ⁴Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease. ⁵Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation? ⁶Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee? ⁷Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation. ⁸I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly. ⁹Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. ¹⁰Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other: ¹¹Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens. ¹²Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase. ¹³Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.