[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.
