Psalms 85

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 85?

  1. Forever Reign — Chris August (2012) Psalms 85:2

    The statement that God has covered the singer's entire sin closely adapts the psalm's declaration of forgiveness, changing the communal wording into a personal confession.

  2. Forever Reign (Radio Version) — Hillsong Worship (2012) Psalms 85:2

    The personal declaration of forgiveness closely adapts the psalm's description of God covering all his people's sins, changing the communal language into an individual confession.

  3. Forever Reign — Newsboys (2011) Psalms 85:2

    The first verse closely adapts the psalm's description of God covering all his people's sins, making that communal declaration a personal acknowledgment of forgiveness.

  4. Revive Us (Heavy Rain) — Luke + Anna Hellebronth (2018) Psalms 85:6

    The central plea closely reproduces the psalmist’s communal request for God to bring his people back to spiritual life.

  5. Revive Us Again — Phil Wickham (2018) Psalms 85:6

    The song repeatedly adopts Psalm 85’s specific communal appeal for God to restore his people to spiritual life once more.

  6. Revive Us Again — Big Daddy Weave (2008) Psalms 85:6

    The repeated petition for renewed spiritual life closely reproduces this psalm's request for God to revive his people again. Its setting within communal praise also fits the verse's connection between revival and rejoicing in God.

  7. Here Is Love — Kings Kaleidoscope & Kings Kaleidoscope Hymns (2025) Psalms 85:10

    The image of divine peace and justice meeting in a kiss closely adapts the psalm’s personification of righteousness and peace kissing, applying it to reconciliation accomplished through Christ.

  8. Here Is Love — Bethel Music (2010) Psalms 85:10

    The expanded chorus adapts the Psalm's distinctive image of righteousness and peace meeting in a kiss, applying it to the reconciliation accomplished at the cross.

Psalms 85 (King James Version)

1 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.