Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 I praise you, Lord, because you have saved me and kept my enemies from gloating over me.
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<<A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.>> I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, And have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 I cried to you for help, O Lord my God, and you healed me;
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Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
3 you kept me from the grave. I was on my way to the depths below, but you restored my life.
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Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing praise to the Lord, all his faithful people! Remember what the Holy One has done, and give him thanks!
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Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
5 His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
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For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, But joy comes in the morning.
6 I felt secure and said to myself, "I will never be defeated."
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As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
7 You were good to me, Lord; you protected me like a mountain fortress. But then you hid yourself from me, and I was afraid.
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You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain to stand strong. But when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8 I called to you, Lord; I begged for your help:
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I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:
9 "What will you gain from my death? What profit from my going to the grave? Are dead people able to praise you? Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?
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"What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
10 Hear me, Lord, and be merciful! Help me, Lord!"
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Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."
11 You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
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You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
12 So I will not be silent; I will sing praise to you. Lord, you are my God; I will give you thanks forever.
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To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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