Psalm 85

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1	You showed favor to Your land, O Lord; You restored Jacob from captivity.	Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.	Lord, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.	Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2	You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah	Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.	You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.	Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. [Selah
3	You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.	Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.	You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.	Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4	Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.	Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.	Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.	Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.
5	Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?	Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?	Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?	Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6	Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?	Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?	Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?	Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?
7	Show us Your loving devotion, O Lord, and grant us Your salvation.	Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.	Show us your loving kindness, Lord. Grant us your salvation.	Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.
8	I will listen to what God the Lord will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.	I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.	I will hear what God, the Lord, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.	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.
9	Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.	Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.	Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.	Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.
10	Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.	Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.	Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.	Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11	Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.	Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.	Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.	Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
12	The Lord will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.	Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.	Yes, the Lord will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.	Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.
13	Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.	Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.	Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.	Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.