85:1 You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. 2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah 3 You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger. 4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us. 5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? 6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? 7 Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation. 8 I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly. 9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land. 10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed. 11 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. 12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

86:1 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. 3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. 4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. 6 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. 7 In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me. 8 O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours. 9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name. 10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God. 11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. 12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever. 13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. 14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You. 15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. 16 Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant. 17 Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

87:1 He has founded His city on the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah 4 “I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me— along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush— when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’” 5 And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.” 6 The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah 7 Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”

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