Psalm 85

PSALM 85

Turn Us Back, O God

For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.

¹O Yahweh, You showed ^afavor to Your land;

You ^1breturned the fortunes of Jacob.

²You ^aforgave the iniquity of Your people;

You ^bcovered all their sin. ¹Selah.

³You ^awithdrew all Your fury;

You ^bturned back from Your burning anger.

^4aTurn us back, O God of our salvation,

And ^bcause Your vexation toward us to cease.

⁵Will ^aYou be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger from generation to generation?

⁶Will You not Yourself ^areturn to ¹revive us,

That Your people may ^bbe glad in You?

⁷Show us, O Yahweh, Your lovingkindness,

And ^agive us Your salvation.

⁸Let me hear what the God, Yahweh, will speak;

For He will ^aspeak peace to His people, ¹to His holy ones;

But let them not ^bturn back to ²folly.

⁹Surely ^aHis salvation is near to those who ¹fear Him,

That ^bglory may dwell in our land.

^10aLovingkindness and ¹truth have met together;

^bRighteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹¹Truth ^asprings up from the earth,

And righteousness looks down from heaven.

¹²Indeed, ^aYahweh will give what is good,

And our ^bland will yield its produce.

^13aRighteousness will go before Him

And will establish the way of His steps.