1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. 2 \85:1\Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.3 \85:2\The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)4 \85:3\You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.5 \85:4\Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.6 \85:5\Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?7 \85:6\Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?8 \85:7\Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.9 \85:8\I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.10 \85:9\Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.11 \85:10\Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.12 \85:11\Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.13 \85:12\The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.14 \85:13\Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.

1 Vir die musiekleier. Van die kinders van Korag. 'n Psalm.2 U het, o HERE, 'n welbehae gehad in u land; die lot van Jakob het U verander.3 U het die ongeregtigheid van u volk weggeneem, al hulle sonde bedek. Sela.4 U het al u grimmigheid teruggetrek, U het U van die gloed van u toorn afgewend.5 Herstel ons, o God van ons heil, en maak tot niet u grimmigheid teen ons!6 Sal U vir ewig teen ons toornig wees, u toorn laat duur van geslag tot geslag?7 Sal U ons nie weer lewend maak, sodat u volk in U bly kan wees nie?8 Laat ons u goedertierenheid sien, o HERE, en gee ons u heil!9 Ek wil hoor wat God die HERE spreek. Ja, Hy spreek vrede vir sy volk en vir sy gunsgenote; maar laat hulle nie tot dwaasheid terugkeer nie!10 Gewis, sy heil is naby die wat Hom vrees, sodat heerlikheid in ons land kan woon.11 Goedertierenheid en trou ontmoet mekaar; geregtigheid en vrede kus mekaar.12 Trou spruit uit die aarde en geregtigheid kyk uit die hemel neer.13 Ook gee die HERE die goeie, en ons land lewer sy opbrings. [ (Psalms 85:14) Geregtigheid gaan voor Hom uit, en dit let op die weg van sy voetstappe. ]