Psalm 85

Hope in God’s Future Help

85For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm.^a

¹O Yahweh, you favored your land.

You restored the fortunes^b of Jacob.

²You took away the guilt^c of your people;

you covered all their sin. Selah

³You withdrew all your wrath;

you turned from your burning anger.

⁴Restore us, O God of our salvation,

and annul your vexation with us.

⁵Will you be angry against us forever?

Will you prolong your anger generation after generation?

⁶Will you not again revive us,

that your people might rejoice in you?

⁷Show us, O Yahweh, your loyal love,

and grant us your salvation.

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

because he will speak peace

to his people, even his faithful ones,^d

but let them not return to folly.

⁹Surely his salvation is near for those who fear him,

that glory may abide in our land.

¹⁰Loyal love and faithfulness^e will meet one another;

righteousness and peace will kiss.

¹¹Faithfulness^f will sprout from the ground,

and righteousness will look down from heaven.

¹²Yes, Yahweh will give what is good,

and our land will give its produce.

¹³Righteousness will go before him,

and it will make his steps a pathway.