1 I will exalt you, O Lord,
because you have raised me up ♦︎
and have not let my foes triumph over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you ♦︎
and you have healed me.
3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; ♦︎
you restored me to life from among those that go down to the Pit.
4 Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; ♦︎
give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye,
his favour for a lifetime. ♦︎
Heaviness may endure for a night,
but joy comes in the morning.
6 In my prosperity I said,
I shall never be moved. ♦︎
You, Lord, of your goodness,
have made my hill so strong.
7 Then you hid your face from me ♦︎
and I was utterly dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cried; ♦︎
to the Lord I made my supplication:
9 What profit is there in my blood,
if I go down to the Pit? ♦︎
Will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; ♦︎
O Lord, be my helper.
11 You have turned my mourning into dancing; ♦︎
you have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;
12 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; ♦︎
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
13 Sing praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; ♦︎
praise your God, O Zion;
14 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates ♦︎
and has blest your children within you.
15 He has established peace in your borders ♦︎
and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
16 He sends forth his command to the earth ♦︎
and his word runs very swiftly.
17 He gives snow like wool ♦︎
and scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
18 He casts down his hailstones like morsels of bread; ♦︎
who can endure his frost?
19 He sends forth his word and melts them; ♦︎
he blows with his wind and the waters flow.
20 He declares his word to Jacob, ♦︎
his statutes and judgements to Israel.
21 He has not dealt so with any other nation; ♦︎
they do not know his laws.
Alleluia.