Psalm 85 Contemporary English Version (CEV) (A psalm by the people of Korah for the music leader.) A Prayer for Peace

85 Our Lord, you have blessed
    your land
    and made all go well
    for Jacob’s descendants.
² You have forgiven the sin
    and taken away the guilt
    of your people.
³ Your fierce anger is no longer
    aimed at us.

⁴ Our Lord and our God,
    you save us!
    Please bring us back home
    and don’t be angry.
⁵ Will you always be angry
    with us and our families?
⁶ Won’t you give us fresh life
    and let your people be glad
    because of you?
⁷ Show us your love
    and save us!

⁸ I will listen to you, Lord God,
    because you promise peace
to those
    who are faithful
    and no longer foolish.
⁹ You are ready to rescue
    everyone who worships you,
    so that you will live with us
    in all of your glory.

¹⁰ Love and loyalty
    will come together;
    goodness and peace
    will unite.
¹¹ Loyalty will sprout
    from the ground;
    justice will look down
    from the sky above.

¹² Our Lord, you will bless us;
    our land will produce
    wonderful crops.
¹³ Justice will march in front,
    making a path
    for you to follow.

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

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