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To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. for the sons: or, of the sons favourable: or, well pleased
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Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
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Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. thyself...: or, thine anger from waxing hot
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Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
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Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
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Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
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Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
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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.
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Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
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Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other .
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Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
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Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
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Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
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