Psalms 85

¹ Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.   ² Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.   ³ Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.   ⁴ Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.   ⁵ Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?   ⁶ Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?   ⁷ Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.   ⁸ I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.   ⁹ Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.   ¹⁰ Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.   ¹¹ Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.   ¹² Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.   ¹³ Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.