1 ARST Yahweh, I praise you because you rescued me. You did not allow me to die or my enemies to gloat over me. BSB BSB: A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
2 ARST Yahweh, my God, I called out for you to help me when I was wounded, and you healed me. BSB BSB: O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
3 ARST You saved me from death. I was nearly dead, but you caused me to become healthy again. BSB BSB: O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
4 ARST All you who are faithful to the covenant with Yahweh, sing to praise him! Remember what God, the holy one, has done and thank him! BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
5 ARST When he becomes angry, he is angry for only a very short time, but he is good to us all of our lives. We may cry during the night, but the next morning we will be joyful. BSB BSB: For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
6 ARST As for me, I was calm when I said to myself,“No one will defeat me!” BSB BSB: In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 ARST Yahweh, because you were good to me, at first you caused me to be secure as though I were a high mountain. But then I thought that you had turned away from me, and I became afraid. BSB BSB: O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8 ARST So I called out to you, and I pleaded for you to help me. BSB BSB: To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
9 ARST I said,“Yahweh, what will you gain if I die? In what way will it benefit you if I go to the place where the dead people are? When I am dead I will certainly not be able to praise you, and I will not be able to tell others that you are trustworthy! BSB BSB: “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
10 ARST Yahweh, listen to me, and act mercifully to me! Yahweh, help me!” BSB BSB: Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
11 ARST But now you have healed me, and you have changed me from being sad to dancing joyfully. You have taken away the clothes that showed that I was very sad and given me clothes that showed that I was very joyful. BSB BSB: You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 ARST So I will not be silent; I will sing out and praise you. Yahweh, you are my God, and I will thank you forever. BSB BSB: that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
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