Chapter 85

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

¹Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land.

You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

²You have forgiven the iniquity of your people.

You have covered all their sin.

Selah.

³You have taken away all your wrath.

You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

⁴Turn us, God of our salvation,

And cause your indignation toward us to cease.

⁵Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

⁶Won’t you revive us again,

That your people may rejoice in you?

⁷Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh.

Grant us your salvation.

⁸I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak,

For he will speak peace to his people, his saints;

But let them not turn again to folly.

⁹Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,

That glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Mercy and truth meet together.

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹Truth springs out of the earth.

Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

¹²Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good.

Our land will yield its increase.

¹³Righteousness goes before him,

And prepares the way for his steps.