[1] I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, And have not
made my foes to rejoice over me. [2] Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you
have healed me. [3] Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You
have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. [4] Sing praise
to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name. [5] For his
anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay
for the night, But joy comes in the morning. [6] As for me, I said in my
prosperity, "I shall never be moved." [7] You, Yahweh, when you favored
me, made my mountain to stand strong. But when you hid your face,
I was troubled. [8] I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made
supplication: [9] "What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to
the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth? [10]
Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper." [11] You have
turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth,
and clothed me with gladness, [12] To the end that my heart may sing praise
to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you
forever. Psalm 31 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
