Psalm 85
Living Bible
85 Lord, you have poured out amazing blessings on this land! You have restored the fortunes of Israel,[a] 2 and forgiven the sins of your people—yes, covered over each one, 3 so that all your wrath, your blazing anger, is now ended.
4 Now bring us back to loving you,[b] O Lord, so that your anger will never need rise against us again. 5 (Or will you be always angry—on and on to distant generations?) 6 Oh, revive us! Then your people can rejoice in you again. 7 Pour out your love and kindness on us, Lord, and grant us your salvation.
8 I am listening carefully to all the Lord is saying—for he speaks peace to his people, his saints, if they will only stop their sinning. 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who reverence him; our land will be filled with his glory.
10 Mercy and truth have met together. Grim justice[c] and peace have kissed! 11 Truth rises from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
12 Yes, the Lord pours down his blessings on the land, and it yields its bountiful crops. 13 Justice goes before him to make a pathway for his steps.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 85:1 restored the fortunes of Israel, literally, “brought back the captivity.”
- Psalm 85:4 Now bring us back to loving you, or “Turn to us.”
- Psalm 85:10 justice, literally, “righteousness.”
- Psalm 85:13 make a pathway for his steps, or “set us in the way of his steps.”
Salme 85
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Landets genopbygning
85 Til korlederen: En sang af en af Koras efterkommere.
2 Du var nådig mod dit land, Herre,
du vendte Israels skæbne,
3 du tilgav dit folks synder,
du fjernede al deres skyld!
4 Du vendte dig væk fra din vrede,
din heftige harme holdt op.
5 Genopret os, Gud, vor Frelser,
lad dit mishag imod os høre op.
6 Vil du være vred på os for evigt?
Skal din vrede vare fra slægt til slægt?
7 Tag imod os endnu en gang,
så vi atter kan glæde os i dig.
8 Vis os din trofaste kærlighed, Herre,
red os endnu en gang.
9 Jeg vil lytte omhyggeligt til Herrens ord,
for han taler om fred til sit folk,
lad dem ikke gentage deres dumheder.
10 De, der adlyder ham, skal opleve hans frelse,
landet skal fyldes af hans herlighed igen.
11 Troskab og pålidelighed skal mødes,
godhed og fred skal kysse hinanden.
12 Sandhed spirer frem af jorden,
retfærdighed kommer ned fra Himlen.
13 Ja, Herren vil velsigne os igen,
så jorden giver en rigelig høst.
14 Godhed skal gå foran ham
og bane en vej for hans fødder.
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