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Psalms

Chapter 85
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֬cha ׀ libeney-qo֬rach mizemֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)LORD, you have been favourable to your land; you have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ratzi֣yta yehva֣h 'aretze֑ka shsha֝֗betּa shbvt shshebi֣yt ya'aqoֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have forgiven the iniquity of your people, you have covered all their sin. Selah.

רָצִ֣יתָ יְהוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ שבות שְׁבִ֣ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): na֭shsa'ta 'avo֣n 'amּe֑ka kּisּi֖yta kal-chatּa'ta֣m seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have taken away all your wrath; you have turned yourself from the fierceness of your anger.

נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֺ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): asa֥petּa kal-'eberate֑ka he֝shshiyb֗ota mechar֥on 'apּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause your anger toward us to cease.

אָסַ֥פְתָּ כָל־עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפֶּֽךָ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsh֭ubenu 'elohe֣y yishshe'e֑nu vehape֖r kּaֽ'aseka֣ 'imּaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Will you be angry with us for ever? will you draw out your anger to all generations?

שׁ֭וּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ וְהָפֵ֖ר כַּֽעַסְךָ֣ עִמָּֽנוּ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): hale'ola֥m tּeֽ'enap-bּa֑nu tּimeshsho֥ke 'a֝pּeka֗ ledo֣r vadoֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Will you not revive us again; that your people may rejoice in you?

הַלְעוֹלָ֥ם תֶּֽאֱנַף־בָּ֑נוּ תִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְ אַ֝פְּךָ֗ לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hֽalo'-'a֭tּah tּashsh֣ub tּechayּe֑nu ve֝'amּeka֗ yishsemechu-baֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Show us your mercy, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.

הֲֽלֹא־אַ֭תָּה תָּשׁ֣וּב תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ וְ֝עַמְּךָ֗ יִשְׂמְחוּ־בָֽךְ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): hare'e֣nu yehva֣h chasedּe֑ka ve֝yeshshe'aka֗ tּitּen-laֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will hear what God the LORD will speak; for he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

הַרְאֵ֣נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝יֶשְׁעֲךָ֗ תִּתֶּן־לָֽנוּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): eshsheme'a֗h mah-yedabּer֮ ha'e֪l ׀ yeh֫va֥h kּi֤y ׀ yedabּe֬r shshal֗om 'el-'amּ֥o ve'el-chasiyda֑yv veֽ'al-yashsh֥ubu lekiselaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Surely his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

אֶשְׁמְעָ֗ה מַה־יְדַבֵּר֮ הָאֵ֪ל ׀ יְה֫וָ֥ה כִּ֤י ׀ יְדַבֵּ֬ר שָׁל֗וֹם אֶל־עַמּ֥וֹ וְאֶל־חֲסִידָ֑יו וְֽאַל־יָשׁ֥וּבוּ לְכִסְלָֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֤ke ׀ qar֣ob liyre'a֣yv yishshe'֑o lishshekּo֖n kּab֣od bּe'aretzeֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

אַ֤ךְ ׀ קָר֣וֹב לִירֵאָ֣יו יִשְׁע֑וֹ לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן כָּב֣וֹד בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): cheֽsed-ve'eme֥t nipegּa֑shshu tze֖deq veshshal֣om nashshaֽqu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

חֶֽסֶד־וֶאֱמֶ֥ת נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ צֶ֖דֶק וְשָׁל֣וֹם נָשָֽׁקוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭met me'e֣retz tּitzema֑ch ve֝tze֗deq mishshּama֥yim nishsheqaֽp׃
Edified Edition (EDE)yes, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

אֱ֭מֶת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תִּצְמָ֑ח וְ֝צֶ֗דֶק מִשָּׁמַ֥יִם נִשְׁקָֽף׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-ye֭hvah yitּe֣n hatּ֑ob ve֝'aretze֗nu tּitּe֥n yebulaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

גַּם־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן הַטּ֑וֹב וְ֝אַרְצֵ֗נוּ תִּתֵּ֥ן יְבוּלָֽהּ׃

14

צֶ֭דֶק לְפָנָ֣יו יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ וְיָשֵׂ֖ם לְדֶ֣רֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיו׃