This is My Story . . .

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, 

and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 

O Lord, thou has brought up my soul from the grave: 

thou has kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, 

and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: 

weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 

Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: 

thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 

I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication. 

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? 

Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord be thou my helper. 

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: 

thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 

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.

Psalm 30