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Psalms 85

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,thou hast been favourableרָצִ֣יתָra.Tzi.taH7521unto thy landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776:thou hast brought backשַׁ֝֗בְתָּShav.taH7725the captivityשְׁבִ֣יתshe.VitH7622of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2Thou hast forgivenנָ֭שָׂאתָNa.sa.taH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,thou hast coveredכִּסִּ֖יתָki.Si.taH3680all their sinחַטָּאתָ֣םcha.ta.TamH2403.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3Thou hast taken awayאָסַ֥פְתָּ'a.Saf.taH622all thy wrathעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678:thou hast turnedהֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָhe.shi.Vo.taH7725thyselffrom the fiercenessמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of thine angerאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.

4TurnH7725us, O Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֑נוּyish.'E.nuH3468,and cause thine angerכַּֽעַסְךָ֣ka.'as.KhaH3708toward us to ceaseוְהָפֵ֖רve.ha.FerH6565.

5Wilt thou be angryתֶּֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599with us for everהַלְעוֹלָ֥םhal.'o.LamH5769?wilt thou draw outתִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְtim.ShokhH4900thine angerאַ֝פְּךָ֗'a.pe.khaH639to allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755?

6Wilt thou not reviveתְּחַיֵּ֑נוּte.chai.Ye.nuH2421us againתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725:that thy peopleוְ֝עַמְּךָ֗ve.'a.me.khaH5971may rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055in thee?

7Shewהַרְאֵ֣נוּhar.'E.nuH7200us thy mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and grantתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414us thy salvationוְ֝יֶשְׁעֲךָ֗ve.yesh.'a.khaH3468.

8I will hearאֶשְׁמְעָ֗ה'esh.me.'AhH8085what Godהָאֵ֪ל׀ha.'ElH410the LordH3068will speakיְדַבֵּר֮ye.da.BerH1696:for he will speakיְדַבֵּ֬רye.da.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965unto his peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971,and to his saintsחֲסִידָ֑יוcha.si.DavH2623:but let them not turn againיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725to follyלְכִסְלָֽה׃le.khis.LahH3690.

9Surely his salvationיִשְׁע֑וֹyish.'OH3468isnighקָר֣וֹבka.RovH7138them that fearלִירֵאָ֣יוli.re.'AvH3373him; that gloryכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519may dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931in our landבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776.

10Mercyחֶֽסֶד־che.sed-H2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֥תve.'e.MetH571are met togetherנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298;righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664and peaceוְשָׁל֣וֹםve.sha.LomH7965have kissedנָשָֽׁקוּ׃na.Sha.kuH5401each other.

11TruthH571shall spring outתִּצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779of the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776;and righteousnessH6664shall look downנִשְׁקָֽף׃nish.KafH8259from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֥יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12Yea, the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414that which isgoodהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896;and our landH776shall yieldתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָֽהּ׃ye.vu.LahH2981.

13Righteousnessצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664shall goיְהַלֵּ֑ךְye.ha.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and shall setוְיָשֵׂ֖םve.ya.SemH7760usin the wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870of his stepsפְּעָמָֽיו׃pe.'a.MavH6471.

Commentaries on Psalms 85

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