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1 I give you all the credit, God - you got me out of that mess, you didn't let my foes gloat.
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I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 God, my God, I yelled for help and you put me together.
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LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
3 God, you pulled me out of the grave, gave me another chance at life when I was down-and-out.
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You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.
4 All you saints! Sing your hearts out to God! Thank him to his face!
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Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.
5 He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love. The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter.
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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.
6 When things were going great I crowed, "I've got it made.
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When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 I'm God's favorite. He made me king of the mountain." Then you looked the other way and I fell to pieces.
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LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
8 I called out to you, God; I laid my case before you:
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To you, LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 "Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm 'dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell.
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“What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 So listen! and be kind! Help me out of this!"
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Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help.”
11 You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers.
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You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 I'm about to burst with song; I can't keep quiet about you. God, my God, I can't thank you enough.
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that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.
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