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For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

O Lord , You showed ^(a)favor to Your land; You ^[a](b)restored the captivity of Jacob.

You ^(c)forgave the iniquity of Your people; You ^(d)covered all their sin. ^[b]Selah.

You ^(e)withdrew all Your fury; You ^(f)turned away from Your burning anger.

^(g)Restore us, O God of our salvation, And ^(h)cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

Will ⁽ⁱ⁾You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to ^[c]all generations?

Will You not Yourself ^[d](j)revive us again, That Your people may ^(k)rejoice in You?

Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord , And ^(l)grant us Your salvation.

^[e]I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will ^(m)speak peace to His people, ^[f]to His godly ones; But let them not ⁽ⁿ⁾turn back to ^[g]folly.

Surely ^(o)His salvation is near to those who ^[h]fear Him, That ^(p)glory may dwell in our land.

^(q)Lovingkindness and ^[i]truth have met together; ^(r)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

^[j]Truth ^(s)springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.

Indeed, ^(t)the Lord will give what is good, And our ^(u)land will yield its produce.

^(v)Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.