1 J ehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

O Lord, You showed favor to Your land; You restored the captivity of Jacob.

2 T hou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah

You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah.

3 T hou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

You withdrew all Your fury; You turned away from Your burning anger.

4 T urn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

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

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

6 W ilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

Will You not Yourself revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

7 S how us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord, And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But let them not turn back to folly.

9 S urely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

10 M ercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 T ruth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

Truth springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.

12 Y ea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.

Indeed, the Lord will give what is good, And our land will yield its produce.

13 R ighteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.

Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.