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Psalms 85

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Psalms 85 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

LORD, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

ASV: 1ASV

Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

WEB: 2WEB

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.

ASV: 2ASV

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. [Selah

WEB: 3WEB

You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

ASV: 3ASV

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

WEB: 4WEB

Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.

ASV: 4ASV

Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

WEB: 5WEB

Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

ASV: 5ASV

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

WEB: 6WEB

Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

ASV: 6ASV

Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

WEB: 7WEB

Show us your loving kindness, LORD. Grant us your salvation.

ASV: 7ASV

Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

WEB: 8WEB

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.

ASV: 8ASV

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.

WEB: 9WEB

Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

ASV: 9ASV

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

WEB: 10WEB

Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

ASV: 10ASV

Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

WEB: 11WEB

Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

ASV: 11ASV

Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

WEB: 12WEB

Yes, the LORD will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

ASV: 12ASV

Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.

WEB: 13WEB

Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.

ASV: 13ASV

Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.