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Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 O Loʀᴅ, You showed APs 77:7; 106:4favor to Your land;
You 1Or restore the fortunesBEzra 1:11; Ps 14:7; 126:1; Jer 30:18; Ezek 39:25; Hos 6:11; Joel 3:1restored the captivity of Jacob.
2 You ANum 14:19; 1 Kin 8:34; Ps 78:38; 103:3; Jer 31:34forgave the iniquity of Your people;
You BPs 32:1covered all their sin. 1Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah.
3 You APs 78:38; 106:23withdrew all Your fury;
You BEx 32:12; Deut 13:17; Ps 106:23; Jon 3:9turned away from Your burning anger.
 
4 APs 80:3,7Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And BDan 9:16cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
5 Will APs 74:1; 79:5; 80:4You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to 1Lit generation and generationall generations?
6 Will You not Yourself 1Or bring to lifeAPs 71:20; 80:18revive us again,
That Your people may BPs 33:1; 90:14; 149:2rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your lovingkindness, O Loʀᴅ,
And APs 106:4grant us Your salvation.
 
8 1Or Let me hearI will hear what God the Loʀᴅ will say;
For He will APs 29:11; Hag 2:9; Zech 9:10speak peace to His people, 2Lit even toto His godly ones;
But let them not BPs 78:57; 2 Pet 2:21turn back to 3Or stupidityfolly.
9 Surely APs 34:18; Is 46:13His salvation is near to those who 1Or reverencefear Him,
That BPs 84:11; Hag 2:7; Zech 2:5; John 1:14glory may dwell in our land.
10 APs 25:10; 89:14; Prov 3:3Lovingkindness and 1Or faithfulnesstruth have met together;
BPs 72:3; Is 32:17Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 1Or FaithfulnessTruth AIs 45:8springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, APs 84:11; James 1:17the Loʀᴅ will give what is good,
And our BLev 26:4; Ps 67:6; Ezek 34:27; Zech 8:12land will yield its produce.
13 APs 89:14Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.

A85:1 Ps 77:7; 106:4

185:1 Or restore the fortunes

B85:1 Ezra 1:11; Ps 14:7; 126:1; Jer 30:18; Ezek 39:25; Hos 6:11; Joel 3:1

A85:2 Num 14:19; 1 Kin 8:34; Ps 78:38; 103:3; Jer 31:34

B85:2 Ps 32:1

185:2 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

A85:3 Ps 78:38; 106:23

B85:3 Ex 32:12; Deut 13:17; Ps 106:23; Jon 3:9

A85:4 Ps 80:3,7

B85:4 Dan 9:16

A85:5 Ps 74:1; 79:5; 80:4

185:5 Lit generation and generation

185:6 Or bring to life

A85:6 Ps 71:20; 80:18

B85:6 Ps 33:1; 90:14; 149:2

A85:7 Ps 106:4

185:8 Or Let me hear

A85:8 Ps 29:11; Hag 2:9; Zech 9:10

285:8 Lit even to

B85:8 Ps 78:57; 2 Pet 2:21

385:8 Or stupidity

A85:9 Ps 34:18; Is 46:13

185:9 Or reverence

B85:9 Ps 84:11; Hag 2:7; Zech 2:5; John 1:14

A85:10 Ps 25:10; 89:14; Prov 3:3

185:10 Or faithfulness

B85:10 Ps 72:3; Is 32:17

185:11 Or Faithfulness

A85:11 Is 45:8

A85:12 Ps 84:11; James 1:17

B85:12 Lev 26:4; Ps 67:6; Ezek 34:27; Zech 8:12

A85:13 Ps 89:14

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