Psalms 85
Superscription
Remembering God's past favour to the land
רָצִיתָ יְהוָה אַרְצֶךָ שַׁבְתָּ (שבות) שְׁבִית יַעֲקֹֽב׃
LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֹן עַמֶּךָ כִּסִּיתָ כָל-חַטָּאתָם סֶֽלָה׃
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
אָסַפְתָּ כָל-עֶבְרָתֶךָ הֱשִׁיבוֹתָ מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּֽךָ׃
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
A plea for revival and mercy
שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ וְהָפֵר כַּֽעַסְךָ עִמָּֽנוּ׃
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
הַלְעוֹלָם תֶּֽאֱנַף-בָּנוּ תִּמְשֹׁךְ אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹֽר׃
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
הֲֽלֹא-אַתָּה תָּשׁוּב תְּחַיֵּנוּ וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂמְחוּ-בָֽךְ׃
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
הַרְאֵנוּ יְהוָה חַסְדֶּךָ וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּתֶּן-לָֽנוּ׃
Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
God will speak peace and the land will yield
אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה-יְדַבֵּר הָאֵל׀ יְהוָה כִּי׀ יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל-עַמּוֹ וְאֶל-חֲסִידָיו וְֽאַל-יָשׁוּבוּ לְכִסְלָֽה׃
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.
אַךְ קָרוֹב לִירֵאָיו יִשְׁעוֹ לִשְׁכֹּן כָּבוֹד בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
חֶֽסֶד-וֶאֱמֶת נִפְגָּשׁוּ צֶדֶק וְשָׁלוֹם נָשָֽׁקוּ׃
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָֽף׃
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
גַּם-יְהוָה יִתֵּן הַטּוֹב וְאַרְצֵנוּ תִּתֵּן יְבוּלָֽהּ׃
Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
צֶדֶק לְפָנָיו יְהַלֵּךְ וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיו׃
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.