Landets genopbygning
1Til korlederen: En sang af en af Koras efterkommere.
2Du var nådig mod dit land, Herre,
du vendte Israels skæbne,
3du tilgav dit folks synder,
du fjernede al deres skyld!
4Du vendte dig væk fra din vrede,
din heftige harme holdt op.
5Genopret os, Gud, vor Frelser,
lad dit mishag imod os høre op.
6Vil du være vred på os for evigt?
Skal din vrede vare fra slægt til slægt?
7Tag imod os endnu en gang,
så vi atter kan glæde os i dig.
8Vis os din trofaste kærlighed, Herre,
red os endnu en gang.
9Jeg vil lytte omhyggeligt til Herrens ord,
for han taler om fred til sit folk,
lad dem ikke gentage deres dumheder.
10De, der adlyder ham, skal opleve hans frelse,
landet skal fyldes af hans herlighed igen.
11Troskab og pålidelighed skal mødes,
godhed og fred skal kysse hinanden.
12Sandhed spirer frem af jorden,
retfærdighed kommer ned fra Himlen.
13Ja, Herren vil velsigne os igen,
så jorden giver en rigelig høst.
14Godhed skal gå foran ham
og bane en vej for hans fødder.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
1LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.85.1 for the sons: or, of the sons85.1 favourable: or, well pleased
2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.85.3 thyself…: or, thine anger from waxing hot
4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8I 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.
9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
