1 T hou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:

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

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

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

3 T hou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

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

4 B ring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

5 W ilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?

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

6 W ilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

7 S hew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.

Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly.

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.

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

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

10 L oving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:

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

11 T ruth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens.

Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

12 J ehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

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

13 R ighteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.

Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.