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Psalm 85 – A Prayer for National Restoration
For the leader. Of the Korahites, a psalm.
1 Once, Lord, you did favour your land,
granting change of fortune to Jacob,
2 forgiving the guilt of your people,
pardoning all their sin,
Selah
3 withdrawing all your fury,
turning from your hot anger.
4 Restore us, O God our saviour,
put away your displeasure against us.
5 Will you cherish your anger against us forever,
prolonging your wrath to all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again,
that your people may be glad in you?
7 Show us your kindness, O Lord,
grant us your salvation.
8 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak;
for he will speak of peace
to his people, to those who love him,
and turn their hearts to him.
9 Soon those who fear him shall see how he saves,
and glory shall live in our land.
10 Kindness and loyalty meet;
peace and righteousness kiss.
11 Loyalty springs from the earth;
righteousness looks from the sky.
12 The Lord shall give all that is good,
our land yielding its increase,
13 righteousness marching before him,