"Lo,for [my own] welfareI hadgreatbitterness;It is You who has keptmy soulfrom the pitof nothingness,For You have castallmy sinsbehindYour back.
"Then I thought,'I shall diein my nest,And I shall multiply[my] daysas the sand.
Then let him be graciousto him, and say,'Deliverhim from goingdownto the pit,I have founda ransom';
In pridethe wickedhotlypursuethe afflicted;Let them be caughtin the plotswhichthey have devised.
As faras the eastis from the west,So farhas He removedour transgressionsfrom us.
Who pardonsallyour iniquities,Who healsallyour diseases;
Who redeemsyour lifefrom the pit,Who crownsyou with lovingkindnessand compassion;
O LORD,You have broughtup my soulfrom Sheol;You have keptme alive,that I would not godownto the pit.
He broughtme up out of the pitof destruction,out of the miryclay,And He setmy feetupon a rockmakingmy footstepsfirm.
But You, O God,will bringthem downto the pitof destruction;Menof bloodshedand deceitwill not liveout halftheir days.But I will trustin You.
You forgavethe iniquityof Your people;You coveredalltheir sin.Selah.
For Your lovingkindnesstowardme is great,And You have deliveredmy soulfrom the depthsof Sheol.
"Whatshall I say?For He has spokento me, and He Himselfhas doneit; I will wanderabout allmy yearsbecauseof the bitternessof my soul.
"I, even I, am the one who wipesout your transgressionsfor My own sake,And I will not rememberyour sins.
"They will not teachagain,eachmanhis neighborand eachmanhis brother,saying,'Knowthe LORD,'for they will allknowMe, from the leastof them to the greatestof them," declaresthe LORD,"for I will forgivetheir iniquity,and their sinI will remembernomore."
"I descendedto the rootsof the mountains.The earthwith its bars[was] aroundme forever,But You have broughtup my lifefrom the pit,O LORDmy God.
"While I was faintingaway,I rememberedthe LORD,And my prayercameto You, Into Your holytemple.
