King James Version KJV
Revised Standard Version RSV
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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A Psalm of David. A Song at the dedication of the Temple. I will extol thee, O LORD, for thou hast drawn me up, and hast 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 thee for help, and thou hast 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, thou hast 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 saints, 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, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry 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 thy favor, O LORD, thou hadst established me as a strong mountain; thou didst hide thy face, I was dismayed.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
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To thee, 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 thee? Will it tell of thy 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 thou 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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Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
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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that my soul may praise thee and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.
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