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¹ Lord, you have been kind to your land;
    you brought back the people of Jacob.
² You forgave the guilt of the people
    and covered all their sins. Selah
³ You stopped all your anger;
    you turned back from your strong anger.

⁴ God our Savior, bring us back again.
    Stop being angry with us.
⁵ Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will you stay angry from now on?
⁶ Won't you give us life again?
    Your people would rejoice in you.
⁷ Lord, show us your love,
    and save us.

⁸ I will listen to God the Lord.
    He has ordered peace for those who worship him.
    Don't let them go back to foolishness.
⁹ God will soon save those who respect him,
    and his glory will be seen in our land.
¹⁰ Love and truth belong to God's people;
    goodness and peace will be theirs.
¹¹ On earth people will be loyal to God,
    and God's goodness will shine down from heaven.
¹² The Lord will give his goodness,
    and the land will give its crops.
¹³ Goodness will go before God
    and prepare the way for him.