Psalm 85

Common English Bible

Psalm 85

For the music leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

85 Lord, you’ve been kind to your land;
    you’ve changed Jacob’s circumstances for the better.
²You’ve forgiven your people’s wrongdoing;
    you’ve covered all their sins. Selah
³You’ve stopped being furious;
    you’ve turned away from your burning anger.
⁴You, the God who can save us, restore us!
    Stop being angry with us!
⁵Will you be mad at us forever?
    Will you prolong your anger from one generation to the next?
⁶Won’t you bring us back to life again
    so that your people can rejoice in you?
⁷Show us your faithful love, Lord!
    Give us your salvation!

⁸Let me hear what the Lord God says,
    because he speaks peace to his people and to his faithful ones.
    Don’t let them return to foolish ways.
⁹God’s salvation is very close to those who honor him
    so that his glory can live in our land.
¹⁰Faithful love and truth have met;
    righteousness and peace have kissed.
¹¹Truth springs up from the ground;
    righteousness gazes down from heaven.
¹²Yes, the Lord gives what is good,
    and our land yields its produce.
¹³Righteousness walks before God,
    making a road for his steps.