¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable to thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.¹²

1. for the sons: or, of the sons
2. favourable: or, well pleased

² Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

³ Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thy anger.¹

1. thyself...: or, thine anger from waxing hot

⁴ Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy anger toward us to cease.

⁵ Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thy anger to all generations?

⁶ Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

⁷ Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

⁸ I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

⁹ Surely his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other .

¹¹ Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹² Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

¹³ Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.