- The Psalmist pleaded with God to restore His people Psalm 85:1-6;
- The Psalmist indepth insights of God Psalm 85:8-13.
Psalms 85:1-13
[1]Lord, you have been merciful to your land; you have made Israel prosperous again.
[2]You have forgiven your people’s sins and pardoned all their wrongs.
[3]You stopped being angry with them and held back your furious rage.
[4]Bring us back, O God our saviour, and stop being displeased with us!
[5]Will you be angry with us for ever? Will your anger never cease?
[6]Make us strong again, and we, your people, will praise you.
[7]Show us your constant love, O Lord, and give us your saving help.
[8]I am listening to what the Lord God is saying; he promises peace to us, his own people, if we do not go back to our foolish ways.
[9]Surely he is ready to save those who honour him, and his saving presence will remain in our land.
[10]Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will embrace.
[11]Human loyalty will reach up from the earth, and God’s righteousness will look down from heaven.
[12]The Lord will make us prosperous, and our land will produce rich harvests.
[13]Righteousness will go before the Lord and prepare the path for him.