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Psalms 85 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm. O LORD, you showed favor to your land; you restored the well-being of Jacob. | LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. | For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. You, LORD, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. | |
| 2 | You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah) | You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah | You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins. | |
| 3 | You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger. | You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. | You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger. | |
| 4 | Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us! | Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! | Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us. | |
| 5 | Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations? | Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations? | Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations? | |
| 6 | Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you! | Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? | Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? | |
| 7 | O LORD, show us your loyal love! Bestow on us your deliverance! | Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation. | Show us your unfailing love, LORD, and grant us your salvation. | |
| 8 | I will listen to what God the LORD says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways. | Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. | I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly. | |
| 9 | Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land. | Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. | Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. | |
| 10 | Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss. | Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. | Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. | |
| 11 | Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky. | Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. | Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. | |
| 12 | Yes, the LORD will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops. | Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. | The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. | |
| 13 | Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him. | Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way. | Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. | |
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