1 ¶ I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

I will extol thee, O Jehovah; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; thou gavest me life from my descent into the grave.

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 L et his merciful ones sing unto the LORD, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

5 F or his anger endures but a moment; in his will 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 life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

6 ¶ And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

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

7 L ORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

8 I will cry unto thee, O GOD; and unto the Lord will I make supplication.

I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:

9 W hat profit is there in my blood when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth?

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 H ear, O LORD and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.

11 T hou hast turned my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12 t o the end that I may sing glory unto thee and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

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.