¹ A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.

I will extol thee, O LORD;
for thou hast lifted me up,
and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

² O LORD my God,
I cried unto thee,
and thou hast healed me.
³ O LORD,
thou hast bought up my soul
from the grave:
thou hast kept me alive,
that I should not go down to the pit.

⁴ Sing unto the LORD,
O ye saints of his,
and give thanks
at the remembrance of his holiness.
⁵ For his anger endureth but a moment;
in his favour is life:
weeping may endure for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning.

⁶ And in my prosperity I said,
I shall never be moved [nothing shall shake me perpetually].

⁷ LORD,
by thy favour
thou hast made my mountain to stand strong:
thou didst hide thy face,
and I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to thee, O LORD;
and unto the LORD I made supplication.
⁹ What profit is there in my blood,
when I go down to the pit?
Shall the dust praise thee?
shall it declare thy truth?
¹⁰ Hear, O LORD,
and have mercy upon me:
LORD, be thou my helper.

¹¹ Thou hast turned for me
my mourning into dancing:
thou hast put off my sackcloth,
and girded me with gladness;
¹² To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee,
and not be silent.
O LORD my God,
I will give thanks unto thee
for ever.

* NOTE: On Opening and Closing Comments in the Psalms.
[Some commentators take the Psalm in Habakkuk 3 to be a standard model for the Psalms.
Habakkuk's Psalm begins with the name of the composer (Habakkuk) and a musical notation ("upon Shigionoth").
It closes with a dedication or a "send to" notice ("To the chief singer on my stringed instruments").
I have arranged similar material, where it is found in the Psalter, in accord with the model in Habakkuk.]