I thank you and praise you, Lord,
for saving me from disaster.
I cried out, “Help me, dear God;
I'm frightened and have lost my way.”
You came to me in the darkness;
you breathed life into my bones.
You plucked me from the abyss;
you healed me and made me whole.
You rescued me from despair;
you turned my lament into dancing.
You lifted me up; you took off
my mourning, and you clothed me with joy.
Sing to the Lord, you who love him;
thank him from the depths of your hearts.
For though he may seem to be absent,
in his presence is eternal life.
Tears may linger when night falls,
but joy arrives with the dawn.
Therefore my soul blesses him
with every breath that I take.
My song will thank him forever,
and my silence will be filled with his praise.