To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Qoraĥ.

For the conductor, of the sons of Korach, a psalm.

Lord, Thou hast been favourable to Thy land: Thou hast brought back the captivity of Ya῾aqov.

You would conciliate, O L rd, Your land [(and Your world would be conciliated) if] You returned the captivity of Jacob

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast pardoned all their sin. (Sela.)

[and] You forgave the transgression of Your people [and] You concealed all of their sins forever

Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath: Thou hast turned from the fierceness of Thy anger.

[and] You gathered in all of Your wrath [and] You turned from Your burning wrath.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thy anger towards us to cease.

[So turn and] return us, O G d of our salvation, and annul Your anger against us.

Wilt Thou be angry with us forever? Wilt Thou draw out Thy anger to all generations?

Will You be angry with us forever? Will Your wrath stretch out throughout the generations?

Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

Will You not [in the end] return and give us life [(as You have assured us through Your prophets)], and will Your people not rejoice in You?

Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us Thy salvation.

[Therefore,] show us [swiftly], O L rd, Your lovingkindness, and confer Your salvation upon us.

I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace to his people, and to his pious ones: but let them not turn back to folly.

Let me [merit to] hear what the Almighty L rd speaks when He speaks peace to His people and to His saints, and let them not return to their folly.

Surely his salvation is near to them who fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Very close to those who fear Him is His salvation, to reposit glory in our land.

Love and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Lovingkindness and truth have met [i.e., When Israel speak truth, lovingkindness will greet them from heaven.] Righteousness and peace have kissed [i.e., the reward of righteousness will be peace (viz. Isaiah 32:17)].

Truth will spring out of the earth; and righteousness will look down from heaven.

[When] truth sprouts from the earth [(i.e., When Israel speaks truth], righteousness [(the righteousness that they perform on earth)] will be reflected from heaven.

The Lord moreover shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield its increase.

The L rd, too, will give good [(He will open His heavenly treasure trove to give rain)] and our land will give forth its produce.

Righteousness shall go before him, and walk in the way of his steps.

Righteousness will go before Him, and He will place [righteousness] in the way of His steps [(wherein He leads His children)].