Psalms 85 BBE

¹ To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.

² The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

³ You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

⁴ Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.

⁵ Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?

⁶ Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

⁷ Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

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.

⁹ Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

¹⁰ Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.

¹¹ Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.

¹² The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.

¹³ Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.