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 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 unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

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

3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; thou gavest me life from my descent into 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 L et his merciful ones sing unto the LORD, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy 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 lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes 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.

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

8 I will cry unto thee, O GOD; and unto the Lord will I make 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? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth?

“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 and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

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

11 T hou hast turned my mourning into dancing: thou hast 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 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 heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!