Psalms

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD;You restored Jacob from captivity.

2You forgave the iniquity of Your people;You covered all their sin.Selah

3You withheld all Your fury;You turned from Your burning anger.

4Restore us, O God of our salvation,and put away Your displeasure toward us.

5Will You be angry with us forever?Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6Will You not revive us again,that Your people may rejoice in You?

7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD,and grant us Your salvation.

8I will listen to what God the LORD will say;for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,that His glory may dwell in our land.

10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together;righteousness and peace have kissed.

11Faithfulness sprouts from the earth,and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12The LORD will indeed provide what is good,and our land will yield its increase.

13Righteousness will go before Himto prepare the way for His steps.

1To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

2Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

3Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

4Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

5To the age art Thou angry against us? Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation?

6Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

7Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

8I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

9Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

10Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

11Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

12Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase.

13Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!