"To the conductor, a psalm of the sons of Korah. You desired, O Lord, your land. This is what the scripture says (Deuteronomy 11:12): 'a land that the Lord your God seeks; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.' The Holy One, blessed be He, scrutinizes and observes the land until the deeds of Israel please Him and they fulfill the commandments that they were commanded, such as giving tithes, observing the Sabbatical year, and all the commandments that were given to them.
At that moment, their deeds please the Holy One, blessed be He. As it is also said (Leviticus 26:34), 'then shall the land be pleased with its Sabbaths.' Therefore, You desired, O Lord, Your land, forgiving the iniquity of Your people, covering all their sins. Who bears the iniquity of the land in which they dwell?
As it is said (Isaiah 33:24), 'the people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.' Blessed are the inhabitants of the land of Israel, who have neither sin nor transgression, neither in life nor in death. As it is also said (Micah 7:18-19), 'Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.' Ezekiel also said (Ezekiel 16:42), 'So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet and no longer angry.'
Hosea also said (Hosea 14:5), 'I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for My anger has turned away from him.' The sons of Korah say: 'How long will You say to us (Jeremiah 3:14-22), "Return, O backsliding children"? But You say to us, "Return, O Israel, for I am merciful, and I will not cause My anger to fall on you, for I am merciful" (Psalm 6:5).' What do You say?
Will You always be angry with us, even if we repent? Will You not accept us? Should You not repent and give us life, as it is said by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37:12-14), 'Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live'?