To the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1O LORD, You have shown favor to Your land; You have brought back Jacob from exile.

2You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sins. Selah.

3You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Your anger toward us to cease.

5Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

6Will You not give us life again, so that Your people may rejoice in You?

7Show us Your mercy, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

8I will hear what God the LORD will speak; for He will speak peace to His people, and to His saints, but let them not turn again to folly.

9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, so that glory may dwell in our land.

10Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

13Righteousness shall go before Him and shall set us in the way of His steps.