1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried to You and You have healed me.

Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

3 O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the place of the dead); You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit (the grave).

Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4 S ing to the Lord, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

5 F or His anger is but for a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime or in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

6 A s for me, in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

7 B y Your favor, O Lord, You have established me as a strong mountain; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

8 I cried to You, O Lord, and to the Lord I made supplication.

I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:

9 W hat profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit (the grave)? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth and faithfulness to men?

“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

10 H ear, O Lord, have mercy and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!

Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”

11 Y ou have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

12 T o the end that my tongue and my heart and everything glorious within me may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!