[1] You favored your land, O LORD. You restored the fortunes of Jacob. [2] You removed your people's guilt. You pardoned all their sins. Selah [3] You laid aside all your fury. You turned away from your burning anger. [4] Restore us, O God, our savior. Put an end to your anger against us. [5] Will you be angry with us forever? Will you ever let go of your anger in the generations to come? [6] Won't you restore our lives again so that your people may find joy in you? [7] Show us your mercy, O LORD, by giving us your salvation. [8] I want to hear what God the LORD says, because he promises peace to his people, to his godly ones. But they must not go back to their stupidity. [9] Indeed, his salvation is near those who fear him, and his glory will remain in our land. [10] Mercy and truth have met. Righteousness and peace have kissed. [11] Truth sprouts from the ground, and righteousness looks down from heaven. [12] The LORD will certainly give us what is good, and our land will produce crops. [13] Righteousness will go ahead of him and make a path for his steps.
