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1I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. | 1A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. |
2O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. | 2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. |
3O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. | 3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. |
4Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. | 4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. |
5For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. | 5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. |
6As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” | 6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. |
7By your favor, O LORD, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed. | 7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. |
8To you, O LORD, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy: | 8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto 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? | 9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? |
10Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!” | 10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. |
11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, | 11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; |
12that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever! | 12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. |
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