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85:1 Prayer for national peace
Prayer for the Restoration of God’s Favour; A Prayer for the Nation’s Welfare
For the musical director: a song by Korah’s descendants.
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.; To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm.; For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.; For the leader: for the Korahites: a psalm
85 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3 You have withdrawn all your rage.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.
↑ 85 For_the_director of_sons_of of_Qoraḩ a_song.
2 \f + \fr 85:2 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
1\f* you_showed_favour_to Oh_YHWH land_of_your you_turned_back the_captivity_of\f + \fr 85:2 \ft OSHB variant note: שבות: (x-qere) ’שְׁבִ֣ית’: lemma_7622 morph_HNcfsc id_19opW שְׁבִ֣ית\f* of_Yaˊₐqoⱱ¦258487.
3 \f + \fr 85:3 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
2\f* you_forgave the_iniquity_of people_of_your you_covered all_of sin_of_their Şelāh.
4 \f + \fr 85:4 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
3\f* you_withdrew all_of severe_anger_of_your you_turned_back from_hot_of anger_of_your.
5 \f + \fr 85:5 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
4\f* restore_us Oh_god_of salvation_of_our and_put_away indignation_of_your toward_us.
6 \f + \fr 85:6 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
5\f* the_to_forever will_you_be_angry in/on/at/with_us will_you_prolong anger_of_your to_generation and_generation.
7 \f + \fr 85:7 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
6\f* not you will_you_return revive_us and_people_of_your they_will_rejoice in/on/at/with_you.
8 \f + \fr 85:8 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
7\f* show_us Oh_YHWH steadfast_love_of_your and_salvation_of_your you_will_give to/for_us.
9 \f + \fr 85:9 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
8\f* I_will_listen_to whatever he_will_say the_god YHWH if/because he_will_speak peace to people_of_his and_near/to faithful_of_his and_not let_them_return to_folly.
10 \f + \fr 85:10 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
9\f* surely is_near to_fear_of_him salvation_of_his that_dwell glory in/on/at/with_land_of_our.
11 \f + \fr 85:11 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
10\f* covenant_loyalty and_faithfulness they_meet_one_another righteousness and_peace they_kiss.
12 \f + \fr 85:12 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
11\f* faithfulness from_earth it_springs_up and_righteousness from_heaven it_looks_down.
13 \f + \fr 85:13 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
12\f* also YHWH he_will_give the_what_is_good and_land_of_our it_will_give produce_of_its.
14 \f + \fr 85:14 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
85.
13\f* righteousness before_face/front_him it_will_go and_make into_way_of steps_of_his.
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