A Psalm
and Song
at the dedication
of the house
of David.
I will extol
thee, O LORD;
for thou hast lifted me up,
and hast not made my foes
to rejoice
over me.
O LORD
my God,
I cried
unto thee, and thou hast healed
me.
O LORD,
thou hast brought up
my soul
from the grave:
thou hast kept me alive,
that I should not go down
to the pit.
Sing
unto the LORD,
O ye saints
of his, and give thanks
at the remembrance
of his holiness.
For his anger
endureth but a moment;
in his favour
is life:
weeping
may endure
for a night,
but joy
cometh in the morning.
And in my prosperity
I said,
I shall never
be moved.
LORD,
by thy favour
thou hast made my mountain
to stand
strong:
thou didst hide
thy face,
and I was troubled.
I cried
to thee, O LORD;
and unto the LORD
I made supplication.
What profit
is there in my blood,
when I go down
to the pit?
Shall the dust
praise
thee? shall it declare
thy truth?
Hear,
O LORD,
and have mercy
upon me: LORD,
be thou my helper.
Thou hast turned
for me my mourning
into dancing:
thou hast put off
my sackcloth,
and girded
me with gladness;
To the end that my glory
may sing
praise to thee, and not be silent.
O LORD
my God,
I will give thanks
unto thee for ever.
