Psalm 85

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Psalm 85

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

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O Lord, You showed ^(A)favor to Your land;
You ^(a)^(B)restored the captivity of Jacob.

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You ^(C)forgave the iniquity of Your people;
You ^(D)covered all their sin. ^(b)Selah.

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You ^(E)withdrew all Your fury;
You ^(F)turned away from Your burning anger.

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^(G)Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And ^(H)cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

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Will ^(I)You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to ^(c)all generations?

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Will You not Yourself ^(d)^(J)revive us again,
That Your people may ^(K)rejoice in You?

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Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,
And ^(L)grant us Your salvation.

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^(e)I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will ^(M)speak peace to His people, ^(f)to His godly ones;
But let them not ^(N)turn back to ^(g)folly.

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Surely ^(O)His salvation is near to those who ^(h)fear Him,
That ^(P)glory may dwell in our land.

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^(Q)Lovingkindness and ⁽ⁱ⁾truth have met together;
^(R)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

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^(j)Truth ^(S)springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.

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Indeed, ^(T)the Lord will give what is good,
And our ^(U)land will yield its produce.

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^(V)Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 85:1: ['Or ', restore the fortunes]

b. Psalm 85:2: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

c. Psalm 85:5: ['Lit ', generation and generation]

d. Psalm 85:6: ['Or ', bring to life]

e. Psalm 85:8: ['Or ', Let me hear]

f. Psalm 85:8: ['Lit ', even to]

g. Psalm 85:8: ['Or ', stupidity]

h. Psalm 85:9: ['Or ', reverence]

i. Psalm 85:10: ['Or ', faithfulness]

j. Psalm 85:11: ['Or ', Faithfulness]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 85:1: Psalm 77:7; Psalm 106:4

B. Psalm 85:1: Ezra 1:11; Psalm 14:7; Psalm 126:1; Jeremiah 30:18; Ezekiel 39:25; Hosea 6:11; Joel 3:1

C. Psalm 85:2: Numbers 14:19; Psalm 78:38; Psalm 103:3; Jeremiah 31:34

D. Psalm 85:2: Psalm 32:1

E. Psalm 85:3: Psalm 78:38; Psalm 106:23

F. Psalm 85:3: Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 13:17; Psalm 106:23; Jonah 3:9

G. Psalm 85:4: Psalm 80:3; Psalm 80:7

H. Psalm 85:4: Daniel 9:16

I. Psalm 85:5: Psalm 74:1; Psalm 79:5; Psalm 80:4

J. Psalm 85:6: Psalm 71:20; Psalm 80:18

K. Psalm 85:6: Psalm 33:1; Psalm 90:14; Psalm 149:2

L. Psalm 85:7: Psalm 106:4

M. Psalm 85:8: Psalm 29:11; Haggai 2:9; Zechariah 9:10

N. Psalm 85:8: Psalm 78:57; 2 Peter 2:21

O. Psalm 85:9: Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 46:13

P. Psalm 85:9: Psalm 84:11; Haggai 2:7; Zechariah 2:5; John 1:14

Q. Psalm 85:10: Psalm 25:10; Psalm 89:14; Proverbs 3:3

R. Psalm 85:10: Psalm 72:3; Isaiah 32:17

S. Psalm 85:11: Isaiah 45:8

T. Psalm 85:12: Psalm 84:11; James 1:17

U. Psalm 85:12: Leviticus 26:4; Psalm 67:6; Ezekiel 34:27; Zechariah 8:12

V. Psalm 85:13: Psalm 89:14