Advent Midweek Devotion

Psalm 85 (ESV)

Revive Us Again

85 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

¹  Lord, you were favorable to your land;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

²  You forgave the iniquity of your people;

you covered all their sin. Selah

³  You withdrew all your wrath;

you turned from your hot anger.

⁴  Restore us again, O God of our salvation,

and put away your indignation toward us!

⁵  Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

⁶  Will you not revive us again,

that your people may rejoice in you?

⁷  Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

⁸  Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,

for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints;

but let them not turn back to folly.

⁹  Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,

that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰  Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;

righteousness and peace kiss each other.

¹¹  Faithfulness springs up from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

¹²  Yes, the Lord will give what is good,

and our land will yield its increase.

¹³  Righteousness will go before him

and make his footsteps a way.