King James Version KJV
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. LORD, thou wast favorable to thy land; thou didst restore the fortunes of Jacob.
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
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Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people; thou didst pardon all their sin. [Selah]
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
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Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath; thou didst turn from thy hot anger.
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
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Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away thy indignation toward us!
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
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Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou prolong thy anger to all generations?
6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
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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.
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Show us thy steadfast love, 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.
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Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.
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 at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
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Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
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Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
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Yea, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
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Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way.
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