1 ARST Yahweh, you have acted kindly toward us people who live in this land; you have enabled us Israelite people to become prosperous again. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
2 ARST You forgave us, your people, for the sins that we had committed; you pardoned us for all our sins. BSB BSB: You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
3 ARST You stopped being angry with us and turned away from severely punishing us. BSB BSB: You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
4 ARST Now, God, the only one who can save us, stop being angry with us and help us. BSB BSB: Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
5 ARST Will you continue to be angry with us forever? BSB BSB: Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
6 ARST Please enable us to prosper again so that we, your people, will rejoice about what you have done for us. BSB BSB: Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
7 ARST Yahweh, by rescuing us from our troubles, show us that you faithfully love us. BSB BSB: Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
8 ARST I want to listen to what Yahweh our God says because he promises that he will enable us, his people, to live peacefully if we do not return to doing foolish things. BSB BSB: I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
9 ARST He is surely ready to save those who have an awesome respect for him, so that his glory will remain in our land. BSB BSB: Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
10 ARST When that happens, he will both faithfully love us and faithfully do for us what he promised to do; we will act righteously, and he will give us peace, which will be like a kiss that he gives us. BSB BSB: Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 ARST Here on earth, we will be loyal to God, and from heaven, God will act justly toward us. BSB BSB: Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 ARST Yes, Yahweh will do good things for us, and there will be great harvests in our land. BSB BSB: The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13 ARST Yahweh always acts righteously; he acts righteously wherever he goes. BSB BSB: Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
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