The Message Bible MSG
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1 God, you smiled on your good earth! You brought good times back to Jacob!
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<<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You lifted the cloud of guilt from your people, you put their sins far out of sight.
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You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.
3 You took back your sin-provoked threats, you cooled your hot, righteous anger.
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You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
4 Help us again, God of our help; don't hold a grudge against us forever.
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Turn us, God of our salvation, And cause your indignation toward us to cease.
5 You aren't going to keep this up, are you? scowling and angry, year after year?
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Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
6 Why not help us make a fresh start - a resurrection life? Then your people will laugh and sing!
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Won't you revive us again, That your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us how much you love us, God! Give us the salvation we need!
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Show us your lovingkindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.
8 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.
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I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, For he will speak peace to his people, his saints; But let them not turn again to folly.
9 See how close his salvation is to those who fear him? Our country is home base for Glory!
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Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Love and Truth meet in the street, Right Living and Whole Living embrace and kiss!
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Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth sprouts green from the ground, Right Living pours down from the skies!
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Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
12 Oh yes! God gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing.
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Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.
13 Right Living strides out before him, and clears a path for his passage.
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Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.