1  LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.* for the sons: or, of the sons† favourable: or, well pleased

2  Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

3  Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.‡ thyself…: or, thine anger from waxing hot

4  Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

5  Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

6  Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

7  Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

8  I 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.

9  Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

10  Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11  Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12  Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

13  Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.