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A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.⚓ Of David.
  1I will exalt you, Lord,
   for you lifted me out of the depths
   and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
  2Lord my God, I called to you for help,
   and you healed me.
  3You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;
   you spared me from going down to the pit.

  4Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;
   praise his holy name.
  5For his anger lasts only a moment,
   but his favor lasts a lifetime;
  weeping may stay for the night,
   but rejoicing comes in the morning.

  6When I felt secure, I said,
   “I will never be shaken.”
  7Lord, when you favored me,
   you made my royal mountain⚓ stand firm;
  but when you hid your face,
   I was dismayed.

  8To you, Lord, I called;
   to the Lord I cried for mercy:
  9“What is gained if I am silenced,
   if I go down to the pit?
  Will the dust praise you?
   Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
  10Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;
   Lord, be my help.”

  11You turned my wailing into dancing;
   you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
  12that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
   Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

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The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song ⚓at the dedication of the house of David.
  1I will extol You, O Lord, for You have ⚓lifted me up,
   And have not let my foes ⚓rejoice over me.
    2O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
   And You ⚓healed me.
    3O Lord, ⚓You brought my soul up from the grave;
   You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
   4⚓Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
   And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
    5For ⚓His anger is but for a moment,
   ⚓His favor is for life;
   Weeping may endure for a night,
   But joy comes in the morning.
   6Now in my prosperity I said,
   “I shall never be moved.”
    7Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
   ⚓You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
   8I cried out to You, O Lord;
   And to the Lord I made supplication:
    9“What profit is there in my blood,
   When I go down to the pit?
   ⚓Will the dust praise You?
   Will it declare Your truth?
    10Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
   Lord, be my helper!”
   11⚓You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
   You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
    12To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
   O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.