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Psalm 85

Revive Us Again

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God restored His people before, and now they're asking Him to do it again! They pray for God's anger to turn away and His love to overflow. The psalm pictures love and faithfulness meeting together, and righteousness and peace kissing each other.

  1. 1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored the fortunes of Jacob.
  2. 2You forgave the iniquity of Your people and covered all their sins. Selah
  3. 3You set aside all Your wrath and turned from Your fierce anger.
  4. 4Restore us, O God our Savior, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
  5. 5Will You be angry with us forever? Will You extend Your wrath through all generations?
  6. 6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
  7. 7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
  8. 8I will listen to what God the LORD will say; He promises peace to His people, His saints— but let them not return to folly.
  9. 9Surely His salvation is near those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
  10. 10Loving devotion and faithfulness have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
  11. 11Faithfulness springs up from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
  12. 12The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.
  13. 13Righteousness will go before Him and prepare the way for His steps.

Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)