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v1

I will exalt you, O Yahweh, because you have drawn me up, and have not made my enemies rejoice over me.

v2

O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help to you, and you healed me.

v3

O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol. You preserved me alive from among those going down ^[According to the Kethib; the reading tradition (Qere) reads “so I would not go down”] to the pit.

v4

Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy fame. ^[Literally “to the fame of his holiness”]

v5

For there is a moment in his anger; there is a lifetime in his favor. Weeping lodges for the evening, but in the morning comes rejoicing.

v6

But as for me, I had said in my prosperity, “I shall not be moved ever.”

v7

O Yahweh, by your favor you caused my strong mountain to stand. You hid your face. I was bewildered.

v8

To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,

v9

“What gain is there in my death, ^[Literally “blood”] in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

v10

“O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me. O Yahweh, be my helper.”

v11

You have turned my wailing into my dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy

v12

so that I ^[Literally “my glory”] may sing praises to you and not be quiet. O Yahweh, my God, I will give thanks to you forever.