Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

85 Lord, You showed (A)favor to Your land;
You (B)restored the fortunes of Jacob.

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Psalm 85[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
    you restored the fortunes(A) of Jacob.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 85:1 In Hebrew texts 85:1-13 is numbered 85:2-14.

Restoration of Jacob

18 “This is what the Lord says:
‘Behold, I will (A)restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And (B)have compassion on his dwellings;
And the (C)city will be rebuilt on its ruins,
And the (D)palace will stand on its rightful place.

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18 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘I will restore the fortunes(A) of Jacob’s tents(B)
    and have compassion(C) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt(D) on her ruins,
    and the palace will stand in its proper place.

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44 People will buy fields for money, [a](A)sign and seal [b]deeds, and call in witnesses in the (B)land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the [c]Negev; for I will (C)restore their fortunes,’ declares the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 32:44 Lit write on...and
  2. Jeremiah 32:44 Lit the document
  3. Jeremiah 32:44 I.e., South country

44 Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds(A) will be signed, sealed and witnessed(B) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(C) because I will restore(D) their fortunes,[a] declares the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity

26 then I would (A)reject the [a]descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so as not to take from his [b]descendants (B)rulers over the [c]descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will (C)restore their fortunes and have (D)mercy on them.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  2. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  3. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed

26 then I will reject(A) the descendants of Jacob(B) and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes[a](C) and have compassion(D) on them.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity

14 I will also (A)restore the fortunes of My people Israel,
And they will (B)rebuild the desolated cities and live in them;
They will also (C)plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.

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14     and I will bring(A) my people Israel back from exile.[a](B)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities(C) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards(D) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.(E)

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  1. Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel