Psalms 85

¹ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. LORD, thou wast favorable to thy land; thou didst restore the fortunes of Jacob.

² Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people; thou didst pardon all their sin. [Selah]

³ Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath; thou didst turn from thy hot anger.

⁴ Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away thy indignation toward us!

⁵ Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou prolong thy anger to all generations?

⁶ Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

⁷ Show us thy steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

⁸ Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.

⁹ Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.

¹¹ Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.

¹² Yea, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

¹³ Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way.