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86">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by the clan of Korah for the music leader.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer for Peace</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.1" class="v19_85_1">1</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, you have blessed</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_1">your land</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_1">and made all go well</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_1">for Jacob's descendants.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.2" class="v19_85_2">2</span>You have forgiven the sin</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_2">and taken away the guilt</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_2">of your people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.3" class="v19_85_3">3</span>Your fierce anger is no longer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_3">aimed at us.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.4" class="v19_85_4">4</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span> and our God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_4">you save us!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_4">Please bring us back home</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_4">and don't be angry.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.5" class="v19_85_5">5</span>Will you always be angry</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_5">with us and our families?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.6" class="v19_85_6">6</span>Won't you give us fresh life</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_6">and let your people be glad</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_6">because of you?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.7" class="v19_85_7">7</span>Show us your love</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_7">and save us!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.8" class="v19_85_8">8</span>I will listen to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span> God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_8">because you promise peace</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_8">to those who are faithful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_8">and no longer foolish.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.9" class="v19_85_9">9</span>You are ready to rescue</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_9">everyone who worships you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_9">so that you will live with us</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_9">in all your glory.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.10" class="v19_85_10">10</span>Love and loyalty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_10">will come together;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_10">goodness and peace</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_10">will unite.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.11" class="v19_85_11">11</span>Loyalty will sprout</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_11">from the ground;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_11">justice will look down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_11">from the sky above.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.12" class="v19_85_12">12</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, you will bless us;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_12">our land will produce</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_12">wonderful crops.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.85.13" class="v19_85_13">13</span>Justice will march in front,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_85_13">making a path</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_85_13">for you to follow.</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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