Psalms 85–87

1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

2You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah

3You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.

4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

5Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

8I 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.

9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

11Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

13Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

1Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

2Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.

4Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

6Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.

7In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.

8O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.

9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

10For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.

11Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

12I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.

13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.

15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

16Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

1He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

4“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me— along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush — when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

5And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

6The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

7Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”