For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Jehovah, thou hast been favorable 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 indignation toward 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 quicken us again,

That thy people may rejoice in thee?

7 Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah,

And grant us thy salvation.

8 I will hear what God Jehovah 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 springeth out of the earth;

And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

12 Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good;

And our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him,

And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.

可拉子孙的诗，交给诗班长。 1 耶和华啊！你恩待了你的地，

恢复了雅各的产业*"恢复了雅各的产业"或译："领回了雅各被掳的"。

2 你赦免了你子民的罪孽，

遮盖了他们的一切罪恶。

*细拉

3 你收回了你的一切忿怒，

使你猛烈的怒气转消。

4 拯救我们的　神啊！求你复兴我们，

求你止住你向我们所发的忿怒。

5 你要永远向我们发怒吗？

你要延长你的怒气到万代吗？

6 你不使我们再活过来，

以致你的子民可以因你欢喜吗？

7 耶和华啊！求你使我们得见你的慈爱，

又把你的救恩赐给我们。

8 我要听　神耶和华所要说的话；

因为他应许赐平安给他的子民，给他的圣民；

但愿他们不要转向愚妄。

9 他的救恩的确临近敬畏他的人，

使他的荣耀住在我们的地上。

10 慈爱和信实彼此相遇，

公义和平安互相亲吻。

11 信实从地上生出，

公义从天上俯视。

12 耶和华也必赐下好处，

我们的地要多出土产。

13 公义必行在他面前，

为他的脚步预备道路。