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href="../psalms/84.htm" title="Psalm 84">◄</a> Psalm 85 <a href="../psalms/86.htm" title="Psalm 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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/85.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="d">For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>LORD, you poured out blessings on your land!</p><p class="line2">You restored the fortunes of Israel.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>You forgave the guilt of your people—</p><p class="line2">yes, you covered all their sins.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You held back your fury.</p><p class="line2">You kept back your blazing anger.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now restore us again, O God of our salvation.</p><p class="line2">Put aside your anger against us once more.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Will you be angry with us always?</p><p class="line2">Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Won’t you revive us again,</p><p class="line2">so your people can rejoice in you?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Show us your unfailing love, O LORD,</p><p class="line2">and grant us your salvation.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying,</p><p class="line2">for he speaks peace to his faithful people.</p><p class="line2">But let them not return to their foolish ways.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,</p><p class="line2">so our land will be filled with his glory.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Unfailing love and truth have met together.</p><p class="line2">Righteousness and peace have kissed!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Truth springs up from the earth,</p><p class="line2">and righteousness smiles down from heaven.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Yes, the LORD pours down his blessings.</p><p class="line2">Our land will yield its bountiful harvest.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/85-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Righteousness goes as a herald before him,</p><p class="line2">preparing the way for his steps.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">85:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">of Jacob.</span><span class="ft"> See note on 44:4.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy 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