Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Fais-nous revenir vers toi, ô Eternel, et nous reviendrons! Donne-nous encore des jours comme ceux d'autrefois!
KJV
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
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