A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.

¹I will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.²LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.³LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.⁴Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.⁵For 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.⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”⁷You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.⁸I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord: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?¹⁰Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,¹²to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!