Psalm 85 Darby Translation
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:
1 Al Músico principal: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. FUISTE propicio á tu tierra, oh Jehová: volviste la cautividad de Jacob.
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
2 Perdonaste la iniquidad de tu pueblo; todos los pecados de ellos cubriste. (Selah.)
2 You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.
3 Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.
3 Dejaste toda tu saña: te volviste de la ira de tu furor.
3 You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
4 Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.
4 Vuélvenos, oh Dios, salud nuestra, y haz cesar tu ira de sobre nosotros.
4 Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?
5 ¿Estarás enojado contra nosotros para siempre? ¿extenderás tu ira de generación en generación?
5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
6 Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
6 ¿No volverás tú á darnos vida, y tu pueblo se alegrará en ti?
6 Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.
7 Muéstranos, oh Jehová, tu misericordia, y danos tu salud.
7 Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.
8 I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly.
8 Escucharé lo que hablará el Dios Jehová: porque hablará paz á su pueblo y á sus santos, para que no se conviertan á la locura.
8 I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, 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.
9 Ciertamente cercana está su salud á los que le temen; para que habite la gloria en nuestra tierra.
9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:
10 La misericordia y la verdad se encontraron: la justicia y la paz se besaron.
10 Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens.
11 La verdad brotará de la tierra; y la justicia mirará desde los cielos.
11 Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
12 Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.
12 Jehová dará también el bien; y nuestra tierra dará su fruto.
12 Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.
13 La justicia irá delante de él; y sus pasos pondrá en camino.
13 Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 30:18; Psalm 14:7; Ezekiel 39:25; Psalm 77:7; Joel 2:18
- 2 Micah 7:18; Psalm 32:1; Colossians 2:13; Jeremiah 50:20; Numbers 14:19
- 3 Psalm 106:23; Deuteronomy 13:17; Isaiah 12:1; Jonah 3:9; Psalm 78:38
- 4 Lamentations 5:21; Psalm 80:3; Psalm 80:7; Micah 7:7; Malachi 4:6
- 5 Psalm 79:5; Psalm 80:4; Isaiah 64:9–12; Psalm 74:1; Micah 7:18
- 6 Psalm 80:18; Habakkuk 3:2; Psalm 90:14; Isaiah 57:15; Hosea 6:2
- 7 Psalm 91:16; Psalm 50:23; Jeremiah 42:12
- 8 Psalm 29:11; Revelation 3:19; John 14:27; Zechariah 9:10; Habakkuk 2:1
- 9 Isaiah 46:13; Zechariah 2:5; John 7:17; Zechariah 2:8; Luke 2:32
- 10 Proverbs 3:3; Psalm 89:14; John 1:17; Isaiah 32:16–18; Psalm 100:5
- 11 John 14:6; Isaiah 45:8; 1 John 5:20–21; Matthew 17:5; Isaiah 42:21
- 12 James 1:17; Psalm 84:11; Psalm 67:6; Leviticus 26:4; Isaiah 30:23–24
- 13 Psalm 89:14; John 13:34; 1 John 2:6; 1 Peter 2:18–24; 1 Peter 4:1
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