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1 I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
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I will extol thee, O Jehovah; For thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
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O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.
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O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.
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Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
5 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.
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For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy [cometh] in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
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As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
7 LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
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Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
8 To you, LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
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I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
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What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help.”
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Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
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Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.
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To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
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