An interactive prayer time based on the Psalm 85 text.

Psalm 85

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

 ¹ LORD, You have been favorable to Your land;

         You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

 ² You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;

         You have covered all their sin.  Selah  

 ³ You have taken away all Your wrath;

         You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger. 

         

 ⁴ Restore us, O God of our salvation,

         And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

 ⁵ Will You be angry with us forever?

         Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

 

⁶ Will You not revive us again,

         That Your people may rejoice in You?

 ⁷ Show us Your mercy, LORD,

         And grant us Your salvation. 

         

 ⁸ I will hear what God the LORD will speak,

         For He will speak peace 

         To His people and to His saints; 

         But let them not turn back to folly.

 

⁹ Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,

         That glory may dwell in our land. 

¹⁰ Mercy and truth have met together;

         Righteousness and peace have kissed.

 ¹¹ Truth shall spring out of the earth,

         And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

 ¹² Yes, the LORD will give what is good;

         And our land will yield its increase.

 ¹³ Righteousness will go before Him,

         And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

 

ADORATION

For what God has done  – vv. 1-3

¹ LORD, You have been favorable to Your land;

         You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

 ² You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;

         You have covered all their sin.  Selah  

 ³ You have taken away all Your wrath;

         You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger. 

         

PRAYER RESPONSE 

• Praise for his grace (Unmerited favor)
• Lord, I praise You that you showed me Your grace when . . .
• Song – Hymn – "Grace, grace, God’s grace"
• Praise for His deliverance 
• Lord, I praise You that you have delivered me from…
• Song: Mighty to Save
• Praise for his forgiveness – In groups of 3-4
• Lord, I praise you that you have forgiven me of . . .
• Song:  Amazing Love/You Are My King (chorus)
• Praise for His mercy
• Lord, thank you that you did not give me what I deserved when . . .
• Song:  Chorus of “At Calvary” (hymn)

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

For what we need  – vv. 4-5

 ⁴ Restore us, O God of our salvation,

         And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

 ⁵ Will You be angry with us forever?

         Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

PRAYER RESPONSE

• Prayers for restoration –  “Father we acknowledge you just wrath over  . . . and pray for a greater sensitivity to sin and growing spiritual passion.”
• Men pray – 2-3 sentence prayers 
• The women respond: Restore us, O God of our Salvaiton

Bridge Song – “Give Us Clean Hands”

 

ASKING

For what God wants to give  – vv. 6-7

⁶ Will You not revive us again,

        That Your people may rejoice in You?

 ⁷ Show us Your mercy, LORD,

         And grant us Your salvation.  

PRAYER RESPONSE

Asking God for revival . . . (groups of 4-5) 

• Revive my… (personal) – 2 minutes 

• Revive our… (homes/families) – 2 minutes

• Revive Your… (church)  – 2 minutes

Repeat/echo in each group :  “That your people may rejoice in You.” 

 

Transition Prayer from mic – Followed by everyone saying together

“Show us Your mercy, LORD, And grant us Your salvation.”  (words on screen)

• Bridge Song –  “We need Thee, O we need Thee . . .”

 

AWARENESS

Of what God is saying  – v. 8

⁸ I will hear what God the LORD will speak,

         For He will speak peace 

         To His people and to His saints; 

         But let them not turn back to folly.

 
PRAYER RESPONSE  

Lord, let me know your peace as . . . . (name situation or challenge) 

• Bridge Song – “It is Well”  

 

 

ASSURANCE

in what God can do  – vv. 9-13

⁹ Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,

         That glory may dwell in our land. 

¹⁰ Mercy and truth have met together;

         Righteousness and peace have kissed.

 ¹¹ Truth shall spring out of the earth,

         And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

 ¹² Yes, the LORD will give what is good;

         And our land will yield its increase.

 ¹³ Righteousness will go before Him,

         And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

 

PRAYER RESPONSE  

Men read each line from this section, one at a time.  

After each line, the ladies repeat:  “That glory may dwell in our Land”

 

CLOSING SONG(S)  

• “It is Well” (reprise)
• “All Hail the Power”