85: 1 Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast ⁵³⁸brought back the captivity of Jacob.
⁵³⁸Or, returned to the captivity of Jacob.

85: 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. [Selah
85: 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
85: 4 ⁵³⁹Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.
⁵³⁹Or, Turn to us,

85: 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
85: 6 Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?
85: 7 Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.
85: 8 I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.
85: 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.
85: 10 Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
85: 11 Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
85: 12 Yes, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.
85: 13 Righteousness shall go before him, And shall ⁵⁴⁰make his footsteps a way to walk in.
⁵⁴⁰Or, set us in the way of his steps.