You Turned My Mourning into Dancing 1 UST Yahweh, I praise you because you rescued me. You did not allow{ me to die with the result that} my enemies could gloat. 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 UST Yahweh my God, I called out for you to help me{ when I was sick,} you healed me. BSB BSB: O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
3 UST Yahweh, when I was dying you restored me. I was nearly dead, but you caused me to get well. BSB BSB: O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
4 UST All you who are faithful to Yahweh, sing praise to him. Think about what Yahweh, the holy one, has done, and thank him. BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
5 UST 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 UST As for me, when my life was going well, I said{ to myself},“Nothing will ever trouble me.” BSB BSB: In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
7 UST Yahweh, because you were good to me, at first you caused me to be secure as a mountain.{ But then you let me become ill when} you stopped protecting me{ from illness}, and I became greatly disturbed. BSB BSB: O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8 UST { Then} I called out to you, Yahweh, and I pleaded for you, the Lord, to help me. BSB BSB: To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
9 UST { I said,}“{ Yahweh,} you will gain nothing if I die. It will not benefit you at all if I go to the place where the dead people are. Dead people certainly are not able to praise you, and they are not able to tell others that you are faithful. 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 UST 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 UST { But now} you have changed my circumstances and healed me, and as a result I have stopped grieving and now dance joyfully. You have caused me to change from the clothes that showed that I was very sad and to put on clothes that show that I am very joyful. BSB BSB: You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 UST { You did that} so that I would not be silent but would sing out to 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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