Psalm 85:1–9

1 Lord, you were favorable to your land;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

2 You forgave the iniquity of your people;

you covered all their sin. Selah

3 You withdrew all your wrath;

you turned from your hot anger.

4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation,

and put away your indignation toward us!

5 Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

6 Will you not revive us again,

that your people may rejoice in you?

7 Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

8 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,

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

but let them not turn back to folly.

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

that glory may dwell in our land.

1 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.

1 Lord, you poured out blessings on your land!

You restored the fortunes of Israel.

2 You forgave the guilt of your people—

yes, you covered all their sins.

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3 You held back your fury.

You kept back your blazing anger.

4 Now restore us again, O God of our salvation.

Put aside your anger against us once more.

5 Will you be angry with us always?

Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?

6 Won’t you revive us again,

so your people can rejoice in you?

7 Show us your unfailing love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

8 I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying,

for he speaks peace to his faithful people.

But let them not return to their foolish ways.

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

so our land will be filled with his glory.

1 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;

You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;

You have covered all their sin.

Selah

3 You have taken away all Your wrath;

You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,

And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

5 Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again,

That Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Show us Your mercy, Lord,

And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

For He will speak peace

To His people and to His saints;

But let them not turn back to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,

That glory may dwell in our land.

1 Lord, you have been kind to your land;

you brought back the people of Jacob.

2 You forgave the guilt of the people

and covered all their sins.

Selah

3 You stopped all your anger;

you turned back from your strong anger.

4 God our Savior, bring us back again.

Stop being angry with us.

5 Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you stay angry from now on?

6 Won’t you give us life again?

Your people would rejoice in you.

7 Lord, show us your love,

and save us.

8 I will listen to God the Lord.

He has ordered peace for those who worship him.

Don’t let them go back to foolishness.

9 God will soon save those who respect him,

and his glory will be seen in our land.

1 Jehovah, thou hast been favorable 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 indignation 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 quicken us again,

That thy people may rejoice in thee?

7 Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah,

And grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hear what God Jehovah 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.

1 Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob: 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 3 Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger. 4 Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease. 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hear what •God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: 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.

1 You favored your land, O Lord. 

You restored the fortunes of Jacob. 

2 You removed your people’s guilt. 

You pardoned all their sins. 

Selah 

3 You laid aside all your fury. 

You turned away from your burning anger. 

4 Restore us, O God, our savior. 

Put an end to your anger against us. 

5 Will you be angry with us forever? 

Will you ever let go of your anger in the generations to come? 

6 Won’t you restore our lives again 

so that your people may find joy in you? 

7 Show us your mercy, O Lord, 

by giving us your salvation. 

8 I want to hear what God the Lord says, 

because he promises peace to his people, to his godly ones. 

But they must not go back to their stupidity. 

9 Indeed, his salvation is near those who fear him, 

and ⸤his⸥ glory will remain in our land. 

1 Lord, You showed favor to Your land;

You restored Jacob’s prosperity.

2 You took away Your people’s guilt;

You covered all their sin. Selah

3 You withdrew all Your fury;

You turned from Your burning anger.

4 Return to us, God of our salvation,

and abandon Your displeasure with us.

5 Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again

so that Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Show us Your faithful love, Lord,

and give us Your salvation.

8 I will listen to what God will say;

surely the Lord will declare peace

to His people, His godly ones,

and not let them go back to foolish ways.

9 His salvation is very near those who fear Him,

so that glory may dwell in our land.

1 Lord, you were favorable to your land;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

2 You forgave the iniquity of your people;

you pardoned all their sin.   Selah

3 You withdrew all your wrath;

you turned from your hot anger.

4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation,

and put away your indignation toward us.

5 Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

6 Will you not revive us again,

so that your people may rejoice in you?

7 Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

8 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,

for he will speak peace to his people,

to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts.

9 Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,

that his glory may dwell in our land.

1 O Yahweh, you favored your land.

You restored the fortunes of Jacob.

2 You took away the guilt of your people;

you covered all their sin. Selah

3 You withdrew all your wrath;

you turned from your burning anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,

and annul your vexation with us.

5 Will you be angry against us forever?

Will you prolong your anger generation after generation?

6 Will you not again revive us,

that your people might rejoice in you?

7 Show us, O Yahweh, your loyal love,

and grant us your salvation.

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

because he will speak peace

to his people, even his faithful ones,

but let them not return to folly.

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

that glory may abide in our land.

1 Lord, you showed favor to your land.

You blessed the people of Jacob with great success again.

2 You forgave the evil things your people did.

You took away all of their sins. Selah

3 You stopped being angry with them.

You turned your burning anger away from them.

4 God our Savior, make us new again.

Stop being unhappy with us.

5 Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you be angry for all time to come?

6 Won’t you give us new life again?

Then we’ll be joyful because of what you have done.

7 Lord, show us your faithful love.

Save us.

8 I will listen to what God the Lord will say.

He promises peace to his faithful people.

But they must not return to their foolish ways.

9 I know he’s ready to save those who have respect for him.

Then his glory can be seen in our land.

1 O Lord, You showed favor to Your land;

You restored the captivity of Jacob.

2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people;

You covered all their sin.

Selah.

3 You withdrew all Your fury;

You turned away from Your burning anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,

And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

5 Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not Yourself revive us again,

That Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,

And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the Lord will say;

For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;

But let them not turn back to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,

That glory may dwell in our land.