Psalms 85

1A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

1To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of Jacob.

2Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

2Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

3Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

4Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

4Turn back <FI>to<Fi> us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

5For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

5To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

6Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.

6Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

7I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.

7Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

8There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.

8I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

9All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.

9Only, near to those fearing Him <FI>is<Fi> His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

10For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.

10Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

11Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.

11Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:

12Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.

13For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.

13Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

14O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.

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15And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

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16O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

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17Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

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