The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

I WILL extol You, O LORD, for You

have lifted me up,

And have not let my foes rejoice over me.

O LORD my God, I cried out to You,

And You have healed me.

O LORD, You have brought my soul

up from the grave;

You have kept me alive, that I

should not go down to the pit.

Sing praise to the LORD, 

you saints of His,

And give thanks at the 

remembrance of His holy name.

For His anger is but for a moment,

His favor is for life;

Weeping may endure for a night,

But joy comes in the morning.

Now in my prosperity I said,

' I shall never be moved ."

LORD, by Your favor You have 

made my mountain stand strong;

You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

I cried out to You, O LORD;

And to the LORD I made supplication:

" What profit is there in my blood,

When I go down to the pit?

Will the dust praise You?

Will it declare Your truth?

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;

LORD, be my helper!"

You have turned for me my 

mourning into dancing;

You have put off my sackcloth and

clothed me with gladness,

To the end that my glory may sing 

praise to You and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks 

to Your forever.