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Rh :O my God,
 * I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me;
 * O, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world;
 * Thou didst kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
 * Sing praise unto the, O ye His godly ones,
 * And give thanks to His holy name.
 * For His anger is but for a moment,
 * His favour is for a life-time;
 * Weeping may tarry for the night,
 * But joy cometh in the morning.


 * Now I had said in my security: '
 * I shall never be moved.'
 * Thou hadst established, O, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold—
 * Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.
 * Unto Thee, O, did I call,
 * And unto the I made supplication:
 * 'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?
 * Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth?
 * Hear, O, and be gracious unto me;
 * , be Thou my helper.'


 * Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing;
 * Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;
 * So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent;
 * O my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.

For the Leader. A Psalm of David.


 * In thee, O, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed;
 * Deliver me in Thy righteousness.
 * Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily;
 * Be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.
 * For Thou art my rock and my fortress;
 * Therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
 * Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me;
 * For Thou art my stronghold.
 * Into Thy hand I commit my spirit;
 * Thou hast redeemed me, O, Thou God of truth.
 * I hate them that regard lying vanities;
 * But I trust in the.
 * I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness;
 * For Thou hast seen mine affliction,
 * Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul,
 * And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy;
 * Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.


 * Be gracious unto me, O, for I am in distress;
 * Mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body.
 * For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing;
 * My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.
 * Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach,
 * Yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a dread to mine acquaintance;
 * They that see me without flee from me.
 * I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind;