1 To 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.

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

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3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

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

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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?

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

<>Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, <>thy mercy

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.

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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.

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

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

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

<>Righteousness shall go before him, <>Righteousness … shall set us in the way of his steps, <>in the way