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Psalm 30:1-12

        I will exalt you, O Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. O Lord, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from going down into the pit.

        Sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise his holy name. For his anger last only a moment but his favor lasts a lifetime: weeping may remain for a night but rejoicing comes in the morning.

        When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken." O Lord, when you favored me, you made my mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.

        To you, O Lord, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: "What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness? Hear, O Lord and be merciful to me; O Lord, be my help."

        You turned my wailing into dancing: you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.