¹ When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,^[a]
    we were like those who dream.^(A)
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter
    and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them.”^(B)
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
    and we rejoiced.^(C)

² O Lord, I have heard of your renown,
    and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work.
In our own time revive it;
    in our own time make it known;
    in wrath may you remember mercy.^(A)
3 God came from Teman,
    the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His glory covered the heavens,
    and the earth was full of his praise.^(B)
4 The brightness was like the sun;
    rays came forth from his hand,
    where his power lay hidden.^(C)
5 Before him went pestilence,
    and plague followed close behind.^(D)
6 He stopped and shook the earth;
    he looked and made the nations tremble.
The eternal mountains were shattered;
    along his ancient pathways
    the everlasting hills sank low.^(E)