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¹I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,

and did not let my foes rejoice over me.

²O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.

³O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,

restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

⁴Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.

⁵For his anger is but for a moment;

his favour is for a lifetime.

Weeping may linger for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,

‘I shall never be moved.’

⁷By your favour, O LORD,

you had established me as a strong mountain;

you hid your face;

I was dismayed.

⁸To you, O LORD, I cried,

and to the LORD I made supplication:

⁹‘What profit is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

¹⁰Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me!

O LORD, be my helper!’

¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing;

you have taken off my sackcloth

and clothed me with joy,

¹²so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you for ever.