King James Version KJV
New Living Translation NLT
1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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LORD, you poured out blessings on your land! You restored the fortunes of Israel.
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
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You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins. Interlude
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
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You held back your fury. You kept back your blazing anger.
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
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Now restore us again, O God of our salvation. Put aside your anger against us once more.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
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Will you be angry with us always? Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?
6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
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Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you?
7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
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Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us your 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.
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I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying, for he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
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Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so our land will be filled with his glory.
10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
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Unfailing love 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.
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Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
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Yes, the LORD pours down his blessings. Our land will yield its bountiful harvest.
13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
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Righteousness goes as a herald before him, preparing the way for his steps.
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