Thanksgiving for Answered Prayer

¹ A psalm; a song for the dedication of the house.¹ Of David.² I will exalt you, O Yahweh, because you have drawn me up, and have not made my enemies rejoice over me.

1. Or “temple”
2. The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

² O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help to you, and you healed me.

³ O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol. You preserved me alive from among those going down¹ to the pit.

1. According to the Kethib; the reading tradition (Qere) reads “so I would not go down”

⁴ Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones, and give thanks ⌞to his holy fame⌟.¹

1. Literally “to the fame of his holiness”

⁵ For there is a moment in his anger; there is a lifetime in his favor. Weeping lodges for the evening, but in the morning comes rejoicing.

⁶ But as for me, I had said in my prosperity, “I shall not be moved ever.”

⁷ O Yahweh, by your favor you caused my strong mountain to stand. You hid your face. I was bewildered.

⁸ To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,

⁹ “What gain is there in my ⌞death⌟,¹ in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

1. Literally “blood”

¹⁰ “O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me. O Yahweh, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my wailing into my dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy

¹² so that ⌞I⌟¹ may sing praises to you and not be quiet. O Yahweh, my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

1. Literally “my glory”