1 Lord, you were gracious to your land; ♦︎
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the offence of your people ♦︎
and covered all their sins.
3 You laid aside all your fury ♦︎
and turned from your wrathful indignation.
4 Restore us again, O God our Saviour, ♦︎
and let your anger cease from us.
5 Will you be displeased with us for ever? ♦︎
Will you stretch out your wrath from one generation to another?
6 Will you not give us life again, ♦︎
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your mercy, O Lord, ♦︎
and grant us your salvation.
8 I will listen to what the Lord God will say, ♦︎
for he shall speak peace to his people and to the faithful,
that they turn not again to folly.
9 Truly, his salvation is near to those who fear him, ♦︎
that his glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together, ♦︎
righteousness and peace have kissed each other;
11 Truth shall spring up from the earth ♦︎
and righteousness look down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give all that is good, ♦︎
and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him ♦︎
and direct his steps in the way.
1 His foundation is on the holy mountains. ♦︎
The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
2 Glorious things are spoken of you, ♦︎
Zion, city of our God.
3 I record Egypt and Babylon as those who know me; ♦︎
behold Philistia, Tyre and Ethiopia:
in Zion were they born.
4 And of Zion it shall be said, Each one was born in her, ♦︎
and the Most High himself has established her.
5 The Lord will record as he writes up the peoples, ♦︎
This one also was born there.
6 And as they dance they shall sing, ♦︎
All my fresh springs are in you.