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A psalm of the sons of Korah.</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.1" /><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>, you showed favor to your land;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.1.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">you restored the fortunes of Jacob.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.85.1.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.1.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.2" /> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>You forgave your people’s guilt;</p><p class="poem">you covered all their sin.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poemright"><span class="italic">Selah</span></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You withdrew all your fury;</p><p class="poem">you turned from your burning anger.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Return to us, God of our salvation,</p><p class="poem">and abandon your displeasure with us.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Will you be angry with us forever?</p><p class="poem">Will you prolong your anger for all generations?<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Will you not revive us again</p><p class="poem">so that your people may rejoice in you?<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Show us your faithful love, L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>,</p><p class="poem">and give us your salvation.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I will listen to what God will say;</p><p class="poem">surely the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> will declare peace</p><p class="poem">to his people, his faithful ones,</p><p class="poem">and not let them go back to foolish ways.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>His salvation is very near those who fear him,</p><p class="poem">so that glory may dwell in our land.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Faithful love and truth will join together;</p><p class="poem">righteousness and peace will embrace.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Truth will spring up from the earth,</p><p class="poem">and righteousness will look down from heaven.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Also, the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> will provide what is good,</p><p class="poem">and our land will yield its crops.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.85.13" /> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/85-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Righteousness will go before him</p><p class="poem">to prepare the way for his steps.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.85.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Psalms.85" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Psalms.85.1.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.1">85:1</a></span> Or <span class="italic">restored Jacob from captivity</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Psalms.85" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.1">85:1</a></span> Ps 106:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.1.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.1">85:1</a></span> Dt 30:3; Ps 14:7; Jr 29:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.2">85:2</a></span> 1Kg 8:34; Ps 32:1,5</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.3">85:3</a></span> Ps 78:38; 106:23; Jnh 3:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.4">85:4</a></span> Ps 27:9; 79:9; 80:3,7</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.5">85:5</a></span> Ps 74:1; 79:5; 80:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.6">85:6</a></span> Ps 71:20; 80:18; 149:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.7">85:7</a></span> Ps 69:13; 119:41</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.8">85:8</a></span> Hg 2:9; Zch 9:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.9">85:9</a></span> Is 46:13; Zch 2:5; Jn 1:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.10">85:10</a></span> Ps 72:3; 89:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.11">85:11</a></span> Is 45:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.12">85:12</a></span> Ps 65:12–13; 67:6; Ezk 34:27</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.85.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.85.13">85:13</a></span> Ps 89:14; Is 40:3,10; 58:8</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Psalms.85" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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