Psalm 85

PSALM 85

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

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

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

You ^1brestored the captivity of Jacob.

²You ^aforgave the iniquity of Your people;

You ^bcovered all their sin.

¹Selah.

³You ^awithdrew all Your fury;

You ^bturned away from Your burning anger.

^4aRestore us, O God of our salvation,

And ^bcause Your indignation toward us to cease.

⁵Will ^aYou be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger to ¹all generations?

⁶Will You not Yourself ^1arevive us again,

That Your people may ^brejoice in You?

⁷Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,

And ^agrant us Your salvation.

⁸¹I will hear what God the Lord will say;

For He will ^aspeak peace to His people, ²to His godly ones;

But let them not ^bturn back to ³folly.

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 from the earth,

And righteousness looks down from heaven.

¹²Indeed, ^athe Lord will give what is good,

And our ^bland will yield its produce.

^13aRighteousness will go before Him

And will make His footsteps into a way.