King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
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I praise you, Lord, because you have saved me and kept my enemies from gloating over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
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I cried to you for help, O Lord my God, and you healed me;
3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
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you kept me from the grave. I was on my way to the depths below, but you restored my life.
4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
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Sing praise to the Lord, all his faithful people! Remember what the Holy One has done, and give him thanks!
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
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I felt secure and said to myself, "I will never be defeated."
7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
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You were good to me, Lord; you protected me like a mountain fortress. But then you hid yourself from me, and I was afraid.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
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I called to you, Lord; I begged for your help:
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
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"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?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
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Hear me, Lord, and be merciful! Help me, Lord!"
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
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You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
12 To 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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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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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.