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1 You, LORD, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes 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 You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
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Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people; thou didst pardon all their sin. [Selah]
3 You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger.
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Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath; thou didst turn from thy hot anger.
4 Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us.
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Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away thy indignation toward us!
5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
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Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou prolong thy anger to all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
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Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Show us your unfailing love, LORD, and grant us your salvation.
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Show us thy steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8 I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn 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 near those who fear him, that his 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 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
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Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
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Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.
12 The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.
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Yea, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.
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Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way.
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