Psalm 30:8-10

New Century Version

⁸ I called to you, Lord,
    and asked you to have mercy on me.
⁹ I said, “What good will it do if I die
    or if I go down to the grave?
Dust cannot praise you;
    it cannot speak about your truth.
¹⁰ Lord, hear me and have mercy on me.
    Lord, help me.”