The Psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each psalm.

PSALME. 85. (Book 85)

A thanksgiving for Gods free mercy in the pardon of our sinnes, and a prayer for the continuance and increase of his mercies to us.

LOrd, thou art become gratious unto thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Iacob.

2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy peo∣ple: and covered all their sinnes.

3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure: and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indig∣nation.

4 Turn us then, O God our Saviour: and let thine anger cease from us.

5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever: and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one gene∣ration to another?

6 Wilt thou not turn againe & quicken us: that thy people may reioyce in thee?

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord: and grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turne not again.

9 For his salvation is nigh them that feare him: that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together: righte∣ousnesse and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth: and righteousnesse hath looked down from heaven.

12 Yea, the Lord shall shew loving kindnesse: and our land shall give her increase.

13 Righteousnesse shall go before him: and he shall direct his going in the way.

The Prayer.

O Most gracious God, who art reconciled unto us in our Saviour Iesus, having for his sake forgiven the offences of thy people and covered all their sinnes with the robe of his most imma∣culate sanctity and righteousnesse, let thy grace convert and quicken us, that we may rejoyce in thee and thy salvation, in faith of thy promises, in hope of the actuall communication of thy mer∣cies to us, and in love to thee for so great blessings and redemption; and when thou hast spoken peace unto our soules and reconciled us to thy selfe in the bloud of thy Son, give us the grace of perseverance that we may never turne again to folly, but may follow mercy and truth all our dayes, and at last be satisfied with thy righteous∣nesse

and peace eternall, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.