Psalms 85 -- Old Testament -- Gospel Daily

Psalms

Chapter 85

God's Mercy Restored; Peace and Righteousness

The psalmist recalls how God favored Jacob's land, brought back captivity, forgave iniquity, and covered sin. God withdrew His wrath and turned from His fierce anger. The psalmist petitions God to revive His people so they may rejoice, asking God to show mercy and grant salvation. God promises to speak peace to His people and saints, and His salvation nears those who fear Him. Mercy and truth meet together, righteousness and peace kiss each other, truth springs from earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven, ensuring the land yields increase.

God's forgivenessRestoration of favorPeace and mercyRighteousness

¹LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

²Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

³Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

⁴Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

⁵Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

⁶Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

⁷Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

⁸I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

⁹Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹²Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

¹³Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.