Psalm 85
A prayer for revival. God has restored the nation before; the people ask him to do it again. God promises peace to his people.
PsalmsPsalm 85 of 15013 versesBerean Standard Bible
If God speaks to you through Psalm 85, record what He said in Doxa and come back to it.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
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“Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.”
“O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!”
“I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.”
“Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.”
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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