The psalmist remembers God's past favour and asks him to restore the people. He listens for God's word of peace, and says that mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
1 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 .
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 anger 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 revive us again : that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Shew us thy mercy , O LORD , and grant us thy salvation .
8 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 .
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 shall spring out of the earth ; and righteousness shall look down from heaven .
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good ; and our land shall yield her increase .
13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps .