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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
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<A Psalm. A Song at the blessing of the House. Of David.> I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
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O Lord my God, I sent up my cry to you, and you have made me well.
3 O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
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O Lord, you have made my soul come again from the underworld: you have given me life and kept me from going down among the dead.
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
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Make songs to the Lord, O you saints of his, and give praise to his holy name.
5 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.
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For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
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When things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.
7 By your favor, O Lord, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
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Lord, by your grace you have kept my mountain strong: when your face was turned from me I was troubled.
8 To you, O Lord, I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication:
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My voice went up to you, O Lord; I made my prayer to the Lord.
9 "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?
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What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
10 Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!"
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Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.
11 You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
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By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;
12 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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So that my glory may make songs of praise to you and not be quiet. O Lord my God, I will give you praise for ever.
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