Love and Faithfulness Meet

Verses 1–7 · remembering past mercy and asking for revival

1. ^{verse 1}You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
2. ^{verse 2}You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
3. ^{verse 3}You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
4. ^{verse 4}Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
5. ^{verse 5}Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
6. ^{verse 6}Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
7. ^{verse 7}Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

Verses 8–13 · listening for God's promise of peace

1. ^{verse 8}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.
2. ^{verse 9}Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
3. ^{verse 10}Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
4. ^{verse 11}Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
5. ^{verse 12}The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
6. ^{verse 13}Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.