85:1 Lord, you’ve been kind to your land; you’ve changed Jacob’s circumstances for the better.
85:2 You’ve forgiven your people’s wrongdoing; you’ve covered all their sins. Selah
85:3 You’ve stopped being furious; you’ve turned away from your burning anger.
85:4 You, the God who can save us, restore us! Stop being angry with us!
85:5 Will you be mad at us forever? Will you prolong your anger from one generation to the next?
85:6 Won’t you bring us back to life again so that your people can rejoice in you?
85:7 Show us your faithful love, Lord! Give us your salvation!
85:8 Let me hear what the Lord God says, because he speaks peace to his people and to his faithful ones. Don’t let them return to foolish ways.
85:9 God’s salvation is very close to those who honor him so that his glory can live in our land.
85:10 Faithful love and truth have met; righteousness and peace have kissed.
85:11 Truth springs up from the ground; righteousness gazes down from heaven.
85:12 Yes, the Lord gives what is good, and our land yields its produce.
85:13 Righteousness walks before God, making a road for his steps.
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