New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 85

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1O Lord, You showed 1favor to Your land; You 2 3restored the captivity of Jacob.2You 4forgave the iniquity of Your people; You 5covered all their sin. 6Selah.3You 7withdrew all Your fury; You 8turned away from Your burning anger.

4 9Restore us, O God of our salvation, And 10cause Your indignation toward us to cease.5Will 11You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to 12all generations?6Will You not Yourself 13 14revive us again, That Your people may 15rejoice in You?7Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord, And 16grant us Your salvation.

8 17I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will 18speak peace to His people, 19to His godly ones; But let them not 20turn back to 21folly.9Surely 22His salvation is near to those who 23fear Him, That 24glory may dwell in our land.10 25Lovingkindness and 26truth have met together; 27Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.11 28Truth 29springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.12Indeed, 30the Lord will give what is good, And our 31land will yield its produce.13 32Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.

Notes

1. Psalms 85:1 Ps 77:7; 106:4 ↩
2. Psalms 85:1 Or restore the fortunes ↩
3. Psalms 85:1 Ezra 1:11; Ps 14:7; 126:1; Jer 30:18; Ezek 39:25; Hos 6:11; Joel 3:1 ↩
4. Psalms 85:2 Num 14:19; 1 Kin 8:34; Ps 78:38; 103:3; Jer 31:34 ↩
5. Psalms 85:2 Ps 32:1 ↩
6. Psalms 85:2 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
7. Psalms 85:3 Ps 78:38; 106:23 ↩
8. Psalms 85:3 Ex 32:12; Deut 13:17; Ps 106:23; Jon 3:9 ↩
9. Psalms 85:4 Ps 80:3,7 ↩
10. Psalms 85:4 Dan 9:16 ↩
11. Psalms 85:5 Ps 74:1; 79:5; 80:4 ↩
12. Psalms 85:5 Lit generation and generation ↩
13. Psalms 85:6 Or bring to life ↩
14. Psalms 85:6 Ps 71:20; 80:18 ↩
15. Psalms 85:6 Ps 33:1; 90:14; 149:2 ↩
16. Psalms 85:7 Ps 106:4 ↩
17. Psalms 85:8 Or Let me hear ↩
18. Psalms 85:8 Ps 29:11; Hag 2:9; Zech 9:10 ↩
19. Psalms 85:8 Lit even to ↩
20. Psalms 85:8 Ps 78:57; 2 Pet 2:21 ↩
21. Psalms 85:8 Or stupidity ↩
22. Psalms 85:9 Ps 34:18; Is 46:13 ↩
23. Psalms 85:9 Or reverence ↩
24. Psalms 85:9 Ps 84:11; Hag 2:7; Zech 2:5; John 1:14 ↩
25. Psalms 85:10 Ps 25:10; 89:14; Prov 3:3 ↩
26. Psalms 85:10 Or faithfulness ↩
27. Psalms 85:10 Ps 72:3; Is 32:17 ↩
28. Psalms 85:11 Or Faithfulness ↩
29. Psalms 85:11 Is 45:8 ↩
30. Psalms 85:12 Ps 84:11; James 1:17 ↩
31. Psalms 85:12 Lev 26:4; Ps 67:6; Ezek 34:27; Zech 8:12 ↩
32. Psalms 85:13 Ps 89:14 ↩

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 85