New International Version NIV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
1
I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
2
O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
3 You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.
3
O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.
4
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
5
For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
6
As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
7 LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
7
By your favor, O Lord, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
8 To you, LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
8
To you, O Lord, I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
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?
10 Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help.”
10
Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!"
11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
11
You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.
12
so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.