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1For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm. O LORD, you showed favor to your land; you restored the well-being of Jacob. | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. |
2You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah) | 2You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah |
3You withdrew all your fury; you turned back from your raging anger. | 3You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger. |
4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us! | 4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us. |
5Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations? | 5Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? |
6Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you! | 6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? |
7O LORD, show us your loyal love! Bestow on us your deliverance! | 7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation. |
8I will listen to what God the LORD says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways. | 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. |
9Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land. | 9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land. |
10Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss. | 10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed. |
11Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky. | 11Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. |
12Yes, the LORD will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops. | 12The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase. |
13Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him. | 13Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps. |
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