English Standard Version ESV
The Message Bible MSG
1 LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
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God, you smiled on your good earth! You brought good times back to Jacob!
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah
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You lifted the cloud of guilt from your people, you put their sins far out of sight.
3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger.
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You took back your sin-provoked threats, you cooled your hot, righteous anger.
4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us!
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Help us again, God of our help; don't hold a grudge against us forever.
5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
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You aren't going to keep this up, are you? scowling and angry, year after year?
6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
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Why not help us make a fresh start - a resurrection life? Then your people will laugh and sing!
7 Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.
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Show us how much you love us, God! Give us the salvation we need!
8 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.
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I can't wait to hear what he'll say. God's about to pronounce his people well, The holy people he loves so much, so they'll never again live like fools.
9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
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See how close his salvation is to those who fear him? Our country is home base for Glory!
10 Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
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Love and Truth meet in the street, Right Living and Whole Living embrace and kiss!
11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.
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Truth sprouts green from the ground, Right Living pours down from the skies!
12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
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Oh yes! God gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing.
13 Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
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Right Living strides out before him, and clears a path for his passage.
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.