1 The Blessedness of Answered Prayer A Psalm. A Song Deut. 20:5 at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol You, O Lord , for You have Ps. 28:9 lifted me up, And have not let my foes Ps. 25:2 rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You Ps. 6:2; 103:3; (Is. 53:5) healed me.
3 O Lord , Ps. 86:13 You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Ps. 97:12 Sing praise to the Lord , you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
5 For Ps. 103:9; Is. 26:20; 54:7, 8 His anger is but for a moment, Ps. 63:3 His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
6 Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”
7 Lord , by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; (Deut. 31:17; Ps. 104:29; 143:7) You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried out to You, O Lord ; And to the Lord I made supplication:
9 “What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? (Ps. 6:5) Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?
10 Hear, O Lord , and have mercy on me; Lord , be my helper!”
11 Eccl. 3:4; Is. 61:3; Jer. 31:4 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.