为国家求福

可拉后裔的诗,交给乐长。

85 耶和华啊,你赐福了你的土地,
使雅各的子孙重返家园。
你赦免了你子民的罪过,
遮盖了他们所有的过犯。(细拉)
你收回自己的怒气,
不发烈怒。
拯救我们的上帝啊,
求你复兴我们,
止息你对我们的怒气。
你要向我们永远发怒吗?
你的怒气要延续到万代吗?
你不再复兴我们,
使你的子民靠你欢喜吗?
耶和华啊,求你向我们施慈爱,拯救我们。
我要听耶和华上帝所说的话,
因为祂应许赐平安给祂忠心的子民。
但我们不可再犯罪。
祂拯救敬畏祂的人,
好让祂的荣耀常驻在我们的地上。
10 慈爱和忠信同行,
公义与平安相亲。
11 忠信从地而生,
公义从天而现。
12 耶和华赐下祝福,
我们的土地就出产丰富。
13 公义要行在祂面前,为祂开路。

祈求 神重新恩待他的子民

可拉子孫的詩,交給詩班長。

85 耶和華啊!你恩待了你的地,

恢復了雅各的產業(“恢復了雅各的產業”或譯:“領回了雅各被擄的”)。

你赦免了你子民的罪孽,

遮蓋了他們的一切罪惡。(細拉)

你收回了你的一切忿怒,

使你猛烈的怒氣轉消。

拯救我們的 神啊!求你復興我們,

求你止住你向我們所發的忿怒。

你要永遠向我們發怒嗎?

你要延長你的怒氣到萬代嗎?

你不使我們再活過來,

以致你的子民可以因你歡喜嗎?

耶和華啊!求你使我們得見你的慈愛,

又把你的救恩賜給我們。

我要聽 神耶和華所要說的話;

因為他應許賜平安給他的子民,給他的聖民;

但願他們不要轉向愚妄。

他的救恩的確臨近敬畏他的人,

使他的榮耀住在我們的地上。

10 慈愛和信實彼此相遇,

公義和平安互相親吻。

11 信實從地上生出,

公義從天上俯視。

12 耶和華也必賜下好處,

我們的地要多出土產。

13 公義必行在他面前,

為他的腳步預備道路。

Psalm 85

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Lord, You have [at last] been favorable and have dealt graciously with Your land [of Canaan]; You have brought back [from Babylon] the captives of Jacob.

You have forgiven and taken away the iniquity of Your people, You have covered all their sin. Selah [pause, and calmly realize what that means]!

You have withdrawn all Your wrath and indignation, You have turned away from the blazing anger [which You had let loose].

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Your anger toward us to cease [forever].

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger [and disfavor] and spread it out to all generations?

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

Show us Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, and grant us Your salvation.

I will listen [with expectancy] to what God the Lord will say, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints (those who are in right standing with Him)—but let them not turn again to [self-confident] folly.

Surely His salvation is near to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, [and is ready to be appropriated] that [the manifest presence of God, His] glory may tabernacle and abide in our land.

10 Mercy and loving-kindness and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth shall spring up from the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before Him and shall make His footsteps a way in which to walk.

Psalm 85[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
    you restored the fortunes(A) of Jacob.
You forgave(B) the iniquity(C) of your people
    and covered all their sins.[b]
You set aside all your wrath(D)
    and turned from your fierce anger.(E)

Restore(F) us again, God our Savior,(G)
    and put away your displeasure toward us.
Will you be angry with us forever?(H)
    Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
Will you not revive(I) us again,
    that your people may rejoice(J) in you?
Show us your unfailing love,(K) Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.(L)

I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace(M) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.(N)
Surely his salvation(O) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory(P) may dwell in our land.

10 Love and faithfulness(Q) meet together;
    righteousness(R) and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness(S) looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,(T)
    and our land will yield(U) its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 85:1 In Hebrew texts 85:1-13 is numbered 85:2-14.
  2. Psalm 85:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.