1The Psalmist, having acknowledged God's returning favour to his people, humbly prayeth for the completion of it: 8he promiseth to wait God's answer in confidence of his manifold blessings.
0To the chief Musician, A Psalm 1for the sons of Korah.
1Or, of. Pss. 42-49; 84-88, titles.
1LORD, athou hast been 2favourable unto thy land: bthou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2Or, well pleased.
a Joel 2.18. Le. 26.42. Zec. 1.16. Is. 12.1. b Ps. 14.7; 126.1,2.
2Thou chast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
c Col. 2.13. Ps. 32.1. Je. 50.20. Mi. 7.18. Ro. 8.1. Ac. 13.39. 1Jn. 1.7.
3Thou dhast taken away all thy wrath: 3thou hast eturned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
3Or, thou hast turned thine anger from waxing hot. De. 13.17.
d Is. 12.1; 54.7-10. e Ex. 32.12.
4fTurn us, O God of our salvation, gand cause thine anger toward us to cease.
f Ps. 80.3,7,19; 106.45; 90.13. Je. 31.18. La. 5.21. g Ne. 1.3-10.
5hWilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
h Ps. 77.7; 74.1,3; 89.46. Is. 64.12. Je. 14.19,21.
6iWilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
i Ps. 80.18; 53.6; 90.14,15. Is. 35.10. Hab. 3.2. Ho. 6.1,2.
7jShew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
j Ps. 106.45-47; 98.2,3. Is. 45.17; 62.1,7.
8I kwill hear what God the LORD will speak: lfor he will speak peace unto his people, and to mhis saints: but nlet them not turn again to folly.
k Hab. 2.1. He. 12.25; 3.7,8. 1Sa. 3.9,10. l Zec. 9.10. Is. 57.17-20. Ep. 2.17. m Ps. 50.5. n Ps. 130.4. 2Pe. 2.21. 2Ti. 2.19. Lu. 1.74,75.
9oSurely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that pglory may dwell in our land.
o Is. 46.13. Mal. 3.1. Lu. 18.7. p Ex. 29.43. Zec. 2.5; 12.7. Lu. 2.32. Jn. 1.14.
10qMercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
q Mi. 7.20. Is. 32.17,18. Ps. 40.11; 72.3,17; 89.14. Lu. 2.14. Jn. 1.17. Ro. 5.1,21.
11rTruth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
r Is. 4.2; 45.8; 42.21. Je. 31.22. Ja. 1.17. 2Co. 5.14-21.
12Yea, sthe LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
s Ps. 84.11; 34.9,10; 65.13; 67.6. Ja. 1.17.
13tRighteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
t Ps. 89.14; 72.2,3; 119.32,35. Is. 58.8; 40.1-3. Eze. 36.27.