To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

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.

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.