For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. ¹ O LORD, You showed favor to Your land;
You restored the captivity of Jacob. ² You forgave the iniquity of Your people;
You covered all their sin. Selah. ³ You withdrew all Your fury;
You turned away from Your burning anger. ⁴ Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your indignation toward us to cease. ⁵ Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? ⁶ Will You not Yourself revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You? ⁷ Show us Your lovingkindness, O LORD,
And grant us Your salvation. ⁸ 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 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land. ¹⁰ Lovingkindness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. ¹¹ Truth springs from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven. ¹² Indeed, the LORD will give what is good,
And our land will yield its produce. ¹³ Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.