| English Standard Version | King James Bible |
| 1LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. | 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. |
| 2You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah | 2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. |
| 3You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. | 3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. |
| 4Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! | 4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. |
| 5Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations? | 5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? |
| 6Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? | 6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? |
| 7Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation. | 7Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. |
| 8Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. | 8I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. |
| 9Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. | 9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. |
| 10Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. | 10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. |
| 11Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. | 11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. |
| 12Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. | 12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. |
| 13Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way. | 13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. |
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