You Turned My Mourning into Dancing 1 CPDV A Canticle Psalm. In dedication to the house of David. I will extol you, Lord, for you have sustained me, and you have not allowed my enemies to delight 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 CPDV O Lord my God, I have cried out to you, and you have healed me. BSB BSB: O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
3 CPDV Lord, you led my soul away from Hell. You have saved me from those who descend into the pit. BSB BSB: O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
4 CPDV Sing a psalm to the Lord, you his saints, and confess with remembrance of his holiness. BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
5 CPDV For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness. 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 CPDV But I have said in my abundance: “I will never be disturbed.” BSB BSB: In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 CPDV O Lord, in your will, you made virtue preferable to beauty for me. You turned your face away from me, and I became disturbed. BSB BSB: O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8 CPDV To you, Lord, I will cry out. And I will make supplication to my God. BSB BSB: To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
9 CPDV What use would there be in my blood, if I descend into corruption? Will dust confess to you or announce your truth? 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 CPDV The Lord has heard, and he has been merciful to me. The Lord has become my helper. BSB BSB: Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
11 CPDV You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy. BSB BSB: You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 CPDV So then, may my glory sing to you, and may I not regret it. O Lord, my God, I will confess to you for eternity. 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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