A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David.
1.I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2.O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3.O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
6.And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
8.I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9.What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10.Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11.Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;