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¹ I praise you, Lord, because you have saved me
    and kept my enemies from gloating over me.
² I cried to you for help, O Lord my God,
    and you healed me;
³     you kept me from the grave.
I was on my way to the depths below,^[b]
    but you restored my life.

⁴ Sing praise to the Lord,
    all his faithful people!
Remember what the Holy One has done,
    and give him thanks!
⁵ His anger lasts only a moment,
    his goodness for a lifetime.
Tears may flow in the night,
    but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ I felt secure and said to myself,
    "I will never be defeated."
⁷ You were good to me, Lord;
    you protected me like a mountain fortress.
But then you hid yourself from me,
    and I was afraid.

⁸ I called to you, Lord;
    I begged for your help:
⁹ "What will you gain from my death?
    What profit from my going to the grave?
Are dead people able to praise you?
    Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?
¹⁰ Hear me, Lord, and be merciful!
    Help me, Lord!"

¹¹ You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance;
    you have taken away my sorrow
    and surrounded me with joy.
¹² So I will not be silent;
    I will sing praise to you.
Lord, you are my God;
    I will give you thanks forever.