Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Psalm 85 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture

1 Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land:
thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
 

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people,
thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
 

3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath:
thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
 

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation,
and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6 Wilt thou not revive us again:
that thy people may rejoice in thee
?
 

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord,
and grant us thy salvation.

 

8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak:
for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:

but let them not turn again to folly.
 

9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
that glory may dwell in our land.
 

10 Mercy and truth are met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
 

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
 

12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good;
and our land shall yield her increase.
 

13 Righteousness shall go before him;
and shall set us in the way of his steps.