1I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up

and did not let my foes rejoice over me.*

2O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.*

3O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,

restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.a^,*

4Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.*

5For 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.*

6As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

7By your favor, O Lord,

you had established me as a strong mountain;

you hid your face;

I was dismayed.*

8To you, O Lord, I cried,

and to the Lord I made supplication:

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?*

10Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”b

11You have turned my mourning into dancing;

you have taken off my sackcloth

and clothed me with joy,*

12so that my soulc may praise you and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.*