85  For the musical director: a song by Korah’s descendants.

1 Yahweh, you’ve shown favour to your country.

≈ You have restored Yakov’s well-being.

2 You have forgiven your people’s disobedience.

≈ You’ve covered over all their sin. (Instrumental break.)

3 You have withdrawn all your rage.

≈ You’ve turned back from your hot anger.

4 Restore us, God who saves us,

and don’t stay upset with us.

5 Will you be angry with us forever?

≈ Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

6 Won’t you revive us again?

Then your people could be happy about you.

7 Show us your loyal commitment, Yahweh.

≈ Grant us your salvation.

8 I will listen to what Yahweh God says,

because he will make peace with his people—his faithful ones,

yet they mustn’t turn back again to doing foolish things.

9 Certainly he must be close to rescuing those who strive to obey him,

then glory[fn] will remain in our land.

10 Loyal commitment and trustworthiness have met together.

≈ Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Trustworthiness springs up from the ground,

≈ and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yes, Yahweh will give his good blessings,

→ and then our land will yield its crops.

13 Righteousness will go before Yahweh,

→ and make a way for his footsteps.