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 towards 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.