⁴ Sing^(H) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;^(I)
    praise his holy name.^(J)
5 For his anger^(K) lasts only a moment,^(L)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;^(M)
weeping^(N) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.^(O)

⁶ When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”^(P)
7 Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain^[c] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,^(Q)
    I was dismayed.

⁸ To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
⁹ “What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(R)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(S)
10 Hear,^(T) Lord, and be merciful to me;^(U)
    Lord, be my help.^(V)”

¹¹ You turned my wailing^(W) into dancing;^(X)
    you removed my sackcloth^(Y) and clothed me with joy,^(Z)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise^(AA) you forever.^(AB)

¹⁰ For all can see that the wise die,^(A)
    that the foolish and the senseless^(B) also perish,
    leaving their wealth^(C) to others.^(D)
11 Their tombs^(E) will remain their houses^[a] forever,
    their dwellings for endless generations,^(F)
    though they had^[b] named^(G) lands after themselves.

¹² People, despite their wealth, do not endure;^(H)
    they are like the beasts that perish.^(I)

¹³ This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,^(J)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.^[c]
14 They are like sheep and are destined^(K) to die;^(L)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail^(M) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.
¹⁵ But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;^(N)
    he will surely take me to himself.^(O)