17  Be not a terror to me;

^yyou are my refuge in the day of disaster.

6  There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

^pLift up ^qthe light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

16  But I will sing of your strength;

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For you have been to me ^ba fortress

and ^ca refuge in ^dthe day of my distress.

6  As for me, I said in my ^eprosperity,

“I shall never be ^fmoved.”

7  By your favor, O Lord,

you made my ^gmountain stand strong;

you ^hhid your face;

I was ⁱdismayed.

8  To you, O Lord, I cry,

and ^jto the Lord I plead for mercy:

9  “What profit is there in my death,¹

if I go down to the pit?²

Will ^kthe dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10  ^lHear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”

7  ^rFor a brief moment I deserted you,

but with great compassion I will gather you.

8  ^rIn overflowing anger for a moment

I hid my face from you,

^sbut with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”

says the Lord, your Redeemer.

5  ^aFor his anger is but for a moment,

and ^bhis favor is for a lifetime.¹

^cWeeping may tarry for the night,

but ^djoy comes with the morning.