| Chapter 85 |
1 |
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.>\ |
2 |
\85:1\Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob. |
3 |
\85:2\The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.) |
4 |
\85:3\You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath. |
5 |
\85:4\Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer. |
6 |
\85:5\Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations? |
7 |
\85:6\Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you? |
8 |
\85:7\Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation. |
9 |
\85:8\I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways. |
10 |
\85:9\Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land. |
11 |
\85:10\Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss. |
12 |
\85:11\Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven. |
13 |
\85:12\The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase. |
14 |
\85:13\Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps. |