Psalms 85

Restoration of Favor

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For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Lord, You showed favor to Your land;[a] You restored Jacob's prosperity.[b] [c]
2 You took away Your people's guilt; You covered all their sin.[d] Selah
3 You withdrew all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.[e]
4 Return to us, God of our salvation,[f] and abandon Your displeasure with us.
5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?[g]
6 Will You not revive us again[h] so that Your people may rejoice in You?[i]
7 Show us Your faithful love, Lord, and give us Your salvation.
8 I will listen to what God will say; surely the Lord will declare peace[j] to His people, His godly ones, and not let them go back to foolish ways.
9 His salvation is very near those who fear Him, so that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Faithful love and truth[k] will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.
11 Truth will spring up from the earth,[l] and righteousness will look down from heaven.
12 Also, the Lord will provide what is good, and our land will yield its crops.[m]
13 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

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