Psalm 85

Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: A song of praise from the Korah family.

85 Lord, you have been so kind to your land.
You have brought success again to the people of Jacob.
²You have forgiven the bad things your people did.
You have taken away the guilt of their sins! Selah

³You stopped being angry with them.
    Your terrible anger has gone away.
⁴Our God and Savior, accept us again.
    Don’t be angry with us anymore.
⁵Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will your anger reach to our children and to their children?
⁶Please, give us new life!
    Make your people happy to be yours.
⁷Lord, save us
    and show us your love.

⁸I heard what the Lord God said.
    He said there would be peace for his people and his loyal followers.
    So they must not go back to their foolish way of living.
⁹He will soon save his faithful followers.
    His glory will again live in our land.^[a]
¹⁰God’s love will come together with his faithful people.
    Goodness and peace will greet them with a kiss.
¹¹People on earth will be loyal to God,
    and God in heaven will be good to them.^[b]
¹²The Lord will give us many good things.
    The ground will grow many good crops.
¹³Goodness will go before the Lord
    and prepare the way for him.

Footnotes

Psalm 85:9 His … land Or “We will soon live with honor in our land.”
Psalm 85:11 Literally, “Loyalty will sprout from the ground, and goodness will look down from the sky.”