1. I will exalt Thee, Hashem, for Thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to gloat over me.
2. [3] Hashem Elohai, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.
3. [4] Hashem, Thou hast brought up my nefesh from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4. [5] Sing unto Hashem, O ye chasidim of His, and give thanks to His Zekher Kodesh.
5. [6] For His anger endureth but a rega; in His favor is Chayyim; weeping may endure for an erev, but joy cometh in the boker.
6. [7] And in my shalvah (security) I said, I shall never be moved.
7. [8] Hashem, by Thy favor Thou hast made my mountain to stand firm; Thou didst hide Thy face, and I was troubled.
8. [9] I cried to Thee, Hashem; and unto Adonoi I made supplication.
9. [10] What profit is there in my dahm, in my going down into the pit? Shall the aphar (dust) praise Thee? Shall it declare Thy emes?
10. [11] Shema, Hashem, and channeini; Hashem, be Thou my helper.
11. [12] Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with simcha;