1 {A Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David} I will magnify thee, O LORD; for thou hast set me up, and not suffered my foes to triumph over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 Thou, LORD, hast brought my soul out of hell: thou hast kept my life from them that go down to the pit.
4 Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his pleasure is life; heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, "I shall never be removed." And why? Thou, LORD, of thy goodness, hast made my hill so strong.
7 But as soon as thou didst turn thy face from me, I was troubled.
8 Then cried I unto thee, O LORD, and got me to my LORD right humbly.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down into the pit? Shall the dust give thanks unto thee? Or shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me. LORD, be thou my helper.