85:1 Lord, you have poured out amazing blessings on this land! You have restored the fortunes of Israel,
85:2 and forgiven the sins of your people—yes, covered over each one,
85:3 so that all your wrath, your blazing anger, is now ended.
85:4 Now bring us back to loving you, O Lord, so that your anger will never need rise against us again.
85:5 (Or will you be always angry—on and on to distant generations?)
85:6 Oh, revive us! Then your people can rejoice in you again.
85:7 Pour out your love and kindness on us, Lord, and grant us your salvation.
85:8 I am listening carefully to all the Lord is saying—for he speaks peace to his people, his saints, if they will only stop their sinning.
85:9 Surely his salvation is near to those who reverence him; our land will be filled with his glory.
85:10 Mercy and truth have met together. Grim justice and peace have kissed!
85:11 Truth rises from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
85:12 Yes, the Lord pours down his blessings on the land, and it yields its bountiful crops.
85:13 Justice goes before him to make a pathway for his steps.
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