NASB — Psalms 85 — KJV

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

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

  1 O LORD°, You showed° afavor° to Your land°;
  You Ibrestored° the captivity° of Jacob°.
  2 You aforgave° the iniquity° of Your people°;
  You bcovered° all° their sin°.
      ISelah°.
  3 You awithdrew° all° Your fury°;
  You bturned° away° from Your burning° anger°.

[1] IOr restore the fortunes aPs 77:7; 106:4 bEzr 1:11; Ps 14:7; 126:1; Jr 30:18; Ezk 39:25; Ho 6:11; Jol 3:1
[2] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aNu 14:19; 1K 8:34; Ps 78:38; 103:3; Jr 31:34 bPs 32:1
[3] aPs 78:38; 106:23 bEx 32:12; Dt 13:17; Ps 106:23; Jna 3:9

  4aRestore° us, O God° of our salvation°,
  And bcause Your indignation° toward° us to cease°.
  5 Will aYou be angry° with us forever°?
  Will You prolong° Your anger° to Iall° generations°?
  6 Will You not Yourself° Iarevive° us again°,
  That Your people° may brejoice° in You?
  7 Show° us Your lovingkindness°, O LORD°,
  And agrant° us Your salvation°.

[4] aPs 80:3,7 bDn 9:16
[5] ILit generation and generation aPs 74:1; 79:5; 80:4
[6] IOr bring to life aPs 71:20; 80:18 bPs 33:1; 90:14; 149:2
[7] aPs 106:4

  8II will hear° what° God° the LORD° will say°;
  For He will aspeak° peace° to His people°, IIto His godly° ones°;
  But let them not bturn° back° to IIIfolly°.
  9 Surely° aHis salvation° is near° to those who Ifear° Him,
  That bglory° may dwell° in our land°.
  10 aLovingkindness° and Itruth° have met° together;
  bRighteousness° and peace° have kissed° each other.
  11 ITruth° asprings° from the earth°,
  And righteousness° looks° down° from heaven°.
  12 Indeed°, athe LORD° will give° what° is good°,
  And our bland° will yield° its produce°.
  13 aRighteousness° will go° before° Him
  And will make° His footsteps° into a way°.

[8] IOr Let me hear IILit even to IIIOr stupidity aPs 29:11; Hg 2:9; Zc 9:10 bPs 78:57; 2P 2:21
[9] IOr reverence aPs 34:18; Is 46:13 bPs 84:11; Hg 2:7; Zc 2:5; Jn 1:14
[10] IOr faithfulness aPs 25:10; 89:14; Pv 3:3 bPs 72:3; Is 32:17
[11] IOr Faithfulness aIs 45:8
[12] aPs 84:11; Jm 1:17 bLv 26:4; Ps 67:6; Ezk 34:27; Zc 8:12
[13] aPs 89:14


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The psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prayeth for the continuance thereof.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª A Psalmº for the sonsº of Korah.]]º LORD,º thou hast been favourableºª unto thy land:º thou hast brought backºª the captivityºª of Jacob.º 2 Thou hast forgivenºª the iniquityº of thy people,º thou hast coveredºª all² their sin.º Selah.º 3 Thou hast taken awayºª all² thy wrath:º thou hast turnedºª [thyself] from the fiercenessº² of thine anger.º 4 Turnºª us, O Godº of our salvation,º and cause thine angerº toward² us to cease.ºª 5 Wilt thou be angryºª with us for ever?º wilt thou draw outºª thine angerº to all¹ generations?º 6 Wilt thou² not² reviveºª us again:ºª that thy peopleº may rejoiceºª in thee? 7 Shewºª us thy mercy,º O LORD,º and grantºª us thy salvation.º

[1] Lv 26:42; Ezr 1:11; 2:1; Ps 14:7; 77:7; 126:1; Jr 30:18; 31:23; Ezk 39:25; Jol 2:18; 3:1; Zc 1:16.
[2] Ps 32:1; 79:8; Jr 50:20; Mi 7:18; Ac 13:39; Col 2:13.
[3] Ex 32:11, 22; Dt 13:17; Is 6:7; 12:1; 54:7; Jn 1:29.
[4] Ps 25:2; 27:1; 78:38; 80:3, 7, 19; Is 10:25; Jr 31:18; Lm 5:21; Dn 9:16; Mi 7:7, 18; Mal 4:6; Jn 4:22.
[5] Ps 74:1; 77:9; 79:5; 80:4; 89:46; Is 64:9; Mi 7:18; Lk 21:24; Rv 18:21.
[6] Ezr 3:11; 9:8; Ps 53:6; 80:18; 138:7; Is 57:15; Jr 33:11; Ho 6:2; Hab 3:2.
[7] Ps 50:23; 91:16; Jr 42:12.

He promiseth to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness.

8 I will hearºª what² Godº the LORDº will speak:ºª for² he will speakºª peaceº unto² his people,º and to² his saints:º but let them not² turn againºª to folly.º 9 Surely² his salvationº [is] nighº them that fearº him; that gloryº may dwellºª in our land.º 10 Mercyº and truthº are met together;ºª righteousnessº and peaceº have kissedºª [each other]. 11 Truthº shall spring² out¹ª of the earth;º² and righteousnessº shall look downºª from heaven.º² 12 Yea,² the LORDº shall giveºª [that which is] good;º and our landº shall yieldºª her increase.º 13 Righteousnessº shall goºª beforeº him; and shall setºª [us] in the wayº of his steps.º

[8] Gn 34:7; 1S 25:25; Ps 29:11; 50:5; 130:4; Pv 25:11; 27:22; Is 57:19; Hab 2:1; Zc 9:10; Jn 5:14; 8:11; 14:27; 20:19, 26; Ac 3:26; 10:36; 2Co 5:18; Ga 4:9; Ep 1:1; 2:17; 2Th 3:16; 2Ti 2:19; He 10:26; 12:25; 2P 2:20; Rv 2:4; 3:19.
[9] Ps 24:4; 50:23; 119:155; Is 4:5; 46:13; Ezk 26:20; Hg 2:7; Zc 2:5, 8; Mk 12:32; Lk 2:32; Jn 1:14; 7:17; Ac 10:2; 11:13; 13:16.
[10] Ex 34:6; Ps 72:3; 89:14; 100:5; Is 32:16; 45:24; Jr 23:5; Mi 7:20; Lk 1:54; 2:14; Jn 1:17; Ro 3:25; 5:1, 21; He 7:2.
[11] Is 4:2; 42:21; 45:8; 53:2; Mt 3:17; 17:5; Lk 2:14; Jn 14:6; 2Co 5:21; Ep 1:6; 1Jn 5:20.
[12] Ps 67:6; 72:16; 84:11; Is 30:23; 32:15; Mi 6:8; Mt 13:8, 23; Ac 2:41; 21:20; 1Co 1:30; 3:6; Ep 1:3; Jm 1:17.
[13] Ps 72:2; 89:14; 119:35; Is 58:8; Mt 20:27; Jn 13:14, 34; 2Co 3:18; Ga 2:20; Ep 5:1; Php 2:5; He 12:1; 1P 2:18; 4:1; 1Jn 2:6.


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