Psalms 85 GNV
Summary: The sons of Korah pray for restoration after a period of God's favor toward the land seems to have lapsed, asking "Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?" (v. 5) and pleading for revival so the people may rejoice in him again. The psalm's high point is a poetic vision of reconciled virtues meeting one another: "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other" (v. 10), truth springing from the earth as righteousness looks down from heaven. It closes trusting that God will "give that which is good" and that righteousness will go before him, preparing the way for his steps.
1To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Lord, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought againe the captiuitie of Iaakob.
2Thou hast forgiuen the iniquitie of thy people, and couered all their sinnes. Selah.
3Thou hast withdrawen all thine anger, and hast turned backe from the fiercenes of thy wrath.
4Turne vs, O God of our saluation, and release thine anger toward vs.
5Wilt thou be angry with vs for euer? and wilt thou prolong thy wrath from one generation to another?
6Wilt thou not turne againe and quicken vs, that thy people may reioyce in thee?
7Shew vs thy mercie, O Lord, and graunt vs thy saluation.
8I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speake peace vnto his people, and to his Saintes, that they turne not againe to follie.
9Surely his saluation is neere to them that feare him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10Mercie and trueth shall meete: righteousnes and peace shall kisse one another.
11Trueth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousnes shall looke downe from heauen.
12Yea, the Lord shall giue good things, and our land shall giue her increase.
13Righteousnesse shall go before him, and shall set her steps in the way.
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