85:1 Lord, you have been merciful to your land; you have made Israel prosperous again.
85:2 You have forgiven your people's sins and pardoned all their wrongs.
85:3 You stopped being angry with them and held back your furious rage.
85:4 Bring us back, O God our savior, and stop being displeased with us!
85:5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will your anger never cease?
85:6 Make us strong again, and we, your people, will praise you.
85:7 Show us your constant love, O Lord, and give us your saving help.
85:8 I am listening to what the Lord God is saying; he promises peace to us, his own people, if we do not go back to our foolish ways.
85:9 Surely he is ready to save those who honor him, and his saving presence will remain in our land.
85:10 Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will embrace.
85:11 Human loyalty will reach up from the earth, and God's righteousness will look down from heaven.
85:12 The Lord will make us prosperous, and our land will produce rich harvests.
85:13 Righteousness will go before the Lord and prepare the path for him.
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