Psalms 85

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah

3 You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

8 I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

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

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

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

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 a psalm of the children of Korah, to be sung.

2 O LORD, which hast been merciful unto thy land in time past, and hast redeemed the captives of Jacob;

3 Who hast formerly forgiven the iniquity of thy people, and covered all their sin, Sela;

4 Thou that didst lift up all thy wrath before, and didst turn away from the fierceness of thine anger;

5 Comfort us, O GOD our Saviour, and remove your displeasure from us.

6 Wilt thou then be angry with us for ever, and let thy wrath go for ever and ever?

7 Wilt thou not then restore us, that thy people may rejoice over thee?

8 O Lord, show us your mercy and help us!

9 Oh that I should hear that God the LORD speaketh, that he should promise peace unto his people and to his saints, that they should not enter into folly!

10 But his help is near unto them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land;

11 That goodness and faithfulness meet together, righteousness and peace kiss each other;

12 That faithfulness may grow upon the earth, and righteousness look down from heaven;

13 That the LORD also may do us good, that our land may yield her increase;

14 That righteousness nevertheless may abide before him, and walk in the sword.