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WILL extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast| lifted me| up,|| And hast not made my| foes to- rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee,|| And I thou heal... ed| me.

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2 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the| grave:| Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go| 1 down to the pit.

Sing unto the Lord, O ye| saints of his,|| And give thanks at the re| mem... brance of his holiness.

3 For his anger endureth| but a moment;|| And| in his favour is| life;

Weeping may endure for- a| night,|| But| joy cometh| in the morning.

4 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved:|| Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my| moun... tain to stand strong.

Thou didst hide thy face, and I was| troubled:|| I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord| I made| sup... plication,

5 What profit is there in my blood, when I go| down to- the| pit?| Shall the dust praise thee? Shall| it declare thy| truth?