[1] Lord, you have poured out amazing blessings on this land! You have restored the fortunes of Israel, [2] and forgiven the sins of your people-yes, covered over each one, [3] so that all your wrath, your blazing anger, is now ended. [4] Now bring us back to loving you, O Lord, so that your anger will never need rise against us again. [5] (Or will you be always angry-on and on to distant generations?) [6] Oh, revive us! Then your people can rejoice in you again. [7] Pour out your love and kindness on us, Lord, and grant us your salvation. [8] I am listening carefully to all the Lord is saying-for he speaks peace to his people, his saints, if they will only stop their sinning. [9] Surely his salvation is near to those who reverence him; our land will be filled with his glory. [10] Mercy and truth have met together. Grim justice and peace have kissed! [11] Truth rises from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven. [12] Yes, the Lord pours down his blessings on the land, and it yields its bountiful crops. [13] Justice goes before him to make a pathway for his steps.
