Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
85 O Lord, You showed (A)favor to Your land;
You [a](B)restored the captivity of Jacob.
2 You (C)forgave the iniquity of Your people;
You (D)covered all their sin. [b]Selah.
3 You (E)withdrew all Your fury;
You (F)turned away from Your burning anger.
4 (G)Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And (H)cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
5 Will (I)You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to [c]all generations?
6 Will You not Yourself [d](J)revive us again,
That Your people may (K)rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,
And (L)grant us Your salvation.
8 [e]I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will (M)speak peace to His people, [f]to His godly ones;
But let them not (N)turn back to [g]folly.
9 Surely (O)His salvation is near to those who [h]fear Him,
That (P)glory may dwell in our land.
10 (Q)Lovingkindness and [i]truth have met together;
(R)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 [j]Truth (S)springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, (T)the Lord will give what is good,
And our (U)land will yield its produce.
13 (V)Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.
Footnotes
- Psalm 85:1 Or restore the fortunes
- Psalm 85:2 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 85:5 Lit generation and generation
- Psalm 85:6 Or bring to life
- Psalm 85:8 Or Let me hear
- Psalm 85:8 Lit even to
- Psalm 85:8 Or stupidity
- Psalm 85:9 Or reverence
- Psalm 85:10 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 85:11 Or Faithfulness
Cross references
- Psalm 85:1 : Ps 77:7; 106:4
- Psalm 85:1 : Ezra 1:11; Ps 14:7; 126:1; Jer 30:18; Ezek 39:25; Hos 6:11; Joel 3:1
- Psalm 85:2 : Num 14:19; 1 Kin 8:34; Ps 78:38; 103:3; Jer 31:34
- Psalm 85:2 : Ps 32:1
- Psalm 85:3 : Ps 78:38; 106:23
- Psalm 85:3 : Ex 32:12; Deut 13:17; Ps 106:23; Jon 3:9
- Psalm 85:4 : Ps 80:3, 7
- Psalm 85:4 : Dan 9:16
- Psalm 85:5 : Ps 74:1; 79:5; 80:4
- Psalm 85:6 : Ps 71:20; 80:18
- Psalm 85:6 : Ps 33:1; 90:14; 149:2
- Psalm 85:7 : Ps 106:4
- Psalm 85:8 : Ps 29:11; Hag 2:9; Zech 9:10
- Psalm 85:8 : Ps 78:57; 2 Pet 2:21
- Psalm 85:9 : Ps 34:18; Is 46:13
- Psalm 85:9 : Ps 84:11; Hag 2:7; Zech 2:5; John 1:14
- Psalm 85:10 : Ps 25:10; 89:14; Prov 3:3
- Psalm 85:10 : Ps 72:3; Is 32:17
- Psalm 85:11 : Is 45:8
- Psalm 85:12 : Ps 84:11; James 1:17
- Psalm 85:12 : Lev 26:4; Ps 67:6; Ezek 34:27; Zech 8:12
- Psalm 85:13 : Ps 89:14