₁I praise you, LORD, because you have saved me

and kept my enemies from gloating over me.

₂I cried to you for help, O LORD my God,

and you healed me;

₃you kept me from the grave.

I was on my way to the depths below,

but you restored my life.

₄Sing praise to the LORD,

all his faithful people!

Remember what the Holy One has done,

and give him thanks!

₅His anger lasts only a moment,

his goodness for a lifetime.

Tears may flow in the night,

but joy comes in the morning.

₆I felt secure and said to myself,

“I will never be defeated.”

₇You were good to me, LORD;

you protected me like a mountain fortress.

But then you hid yourself from me,

and I was afraid.

₈I 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?

₁₀Hear me, LORD, and be merciful!

Help me, LORD!”

₁₁You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance;

you have taken away my sorrow

and surrounded me with joy.

₁₂So I will not be silent;

I will sing praise to you.

LORD, you are my God,

I will give you thanks for ever.