King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
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 will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
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O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have 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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O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
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Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
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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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 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
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As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
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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By your favor, O Lord, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
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To you, O Lord, I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication:
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 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, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
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Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!"
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 turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed 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 that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
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