Day 6 : Morning Prayer

30 - Exaltabo te, Domine

1  I will magnify you, O Lord, for you have lifted me up, *
and have not let my foes triumph over me. 
2  O Lord my God, I cried unto you, *
and you have made me whole. 
3  You, Lord, have brought my soul out of the Grave; *
you have saved my life from among those who go down 
to the Pit. 
4  Sing praises unto the Lord, O you saints of his, *
and give thanks unto him for the remembrance of his holiness. 
5  For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, his pleasure
  for a lifetime; *
heaviness may endure for a night, but joy comes 
in the morning. 
6  In my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved; *
you, Lord, of your goodness, have made my hill so strong.” 
7  You turned your face from me, *
and I was distressed. 
8  Then I cried unto you, O Lord, *
and came to my Lord most humbly. 
9  What profit is there in my bloodshed, *
if I go down into the Pit? 
10  Shall the dust give thanks unto you? *
Or shall it declare your faithfulness? 
11  Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me. *
O Lord, be my helper.
12  You have turned my lamentation into dancing; *
you have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. 
13  Therefore shall my heart sing of your praise without ceasing. *
O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever.