1 Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land.
You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You have forgiven the iniquity of your people.
You have covered all their sin. Selah.
3 You have taken away all your wrath.
You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
4 Turn us, God of our salvation,
and cause your indignation toward us to cease.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
6 Won’t you revive us again,
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh.
Grant us your salvation.
8 I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak,
for he will speak peace to his people, his saints;
but let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth meet together.
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth springs out of the earth.
Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
12 Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good.
Our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness goes before him,
And prepares the way for his steps.
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. ]