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(84-1) <Unto the end, for the sons of Core, a psalm.> (84-2) Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
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(84-3) Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.
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(84-4) Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou hast turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
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(84-5) Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
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(84-6) Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
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(84-7) Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
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(84-8) Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; and grant us thy salvation.
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(84-9) I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to the heart.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. This psalm is generally thought to have been composed after the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon; and yet when they were in some distress from their neighbours, either in the times of Ezra and Nehemiah, or in the times of Antiochus; but then this deliverance from captivity must be considered as typical of redemption by Christ; for as the title of the Syriac version is, "it is a prophecy concerning Christ;" it speaks of his dwelling in the land, of his salvation being near, and of the glory of the divine perfections as displayed in it; and perhaps some parts of it may respect the conversion of the Jews in the latter day; and Aben Ezra and Kimchi say, it is concerning the captivity of Babylon, yet also of their present captivity.