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BibleGateway: Psalm 85

ESV Text: Psalm 85


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KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 85:

     1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

     8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to 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. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. 13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.(KJV)


Hymn: TLH 325:
O Thou That Hear’st When Sinners Cry

— Organ Audio

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1. O Thou that hear’st when sinners cry 
Though all my crimes before Thee lie, 
Behold them not with angry look, 
But blot their memory from Thy book. 

2. Create my nature pure within 
And form my soul averse to sin; 
Let Thy good Spirit ne’er depart 
Nor hide Thy presence from my heart. 

3. I cannot live without Thy light, 
Cast out and banish from Thy sight; 
Thy holy joys, my God, restore 
And guard me that I fall no more. 

4. Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord, 
His help and comfort still afford 
And let me now come near Thy throne 
To plead the merits of Thy Son. 

5. A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring. 
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye 
And save the soul condemned to die. 

6. Oh, may Thy love inspire my tongue 
Salvation shall be all my song; 
And all my powers shall join to bless 
The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.