Psalms 85
Theme: From reverence to restoration. Reverence leads to forgiveness, restoring our love and joy for God.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
1LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. +
2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. +
3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. +
4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. +
5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? +
6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8I 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.
9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. +
10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. +
11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. +
13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.