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Lord, you brought my soul up from Sheol;
    you let me live, from going down to the pit.[a](A)

II

Sing praise to the Lord, you faithful;
    give thanks to his holy memory.
For his anger lasts but a moment;
    his favor a lifetime.
At dusk weeping comes for the night;
    but at dawn there is rejoicing.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:4 Sheol…pit: the shadowy underworld residence of the spirits of the dead, here a metaphor for near-death.

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)
For his anger(D) lasts only a moment,(E)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(F)
weeping(G) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(H)

When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(I)

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