Turn Us Back, O God

¹O Yahweh, You showed favor to Your land;

You returned the fortunes of Jacob.

²You forgave the iniquity of Your people;

You covered all their sin. Selah.

³You withdrew all Your fury;

You turned back from Your burning anger.

⁴¶Turn us back, O God of our salvation,

And cause Your vexation toward us to cease.

⁵Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger from generation to generation?

⁶Will You not Yourself return to revive us,[#85:6 Or bring us to life]

That Your people may be glad in You?

⁷Show us, O Yahweh, Your lovingkindness,

And give us Your salvation.

⁸¶Let me hear what the God, Yahweh, will speak;

For He will speak peace to His people, to His holy ones;

But let them not turn back to folly.

⁹Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,[#85:9 Or reverence]

That glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Lovingkindness and truth have met together;[#85:10 Or faithfulness]

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹Truth springs up from the earth,[#85:11 Or Faithfulness]

And righteousness looks down from heaven.

¹²Indeed, Yahweh will give what is good,

And our land will yield its produce.

¹³Righteousness will go before Him

And will establish the way of His steps.