Psalms 30

1 I will extol thee, O Jehovah, for thou have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

Yahweh, I praise you because you rescued me. You did not allow [me to die], [with the result that] my enemies could gloat/rejoice.

2 O Jehovah my God, I cried to thee, and thou have healed me.

Yahweh, my God, I called out for you to help [me when I was ill], and you healed me.

3 O Jehovah, thou have brought up my soul from Sheol. Thou have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. (Sheol h7585)

You saved/restored me when I was dying [MTY]. I was nearly dead, but you caused me to get well again. (Sheol h7585)

4 Sing praise to Jehovah, O ye sanctified of his, and give thanks to his holiness.

All you who belong to Yahweh, sing praise to him! Think about what [God], the holy one, has done, and thank him!

5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy is in the morning.

When he becomes angry, he is angry for only a very short time [HYP], but he is good [to us] all of our life. We may cry during the night, but the next morning we will be joyful.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

As for me, when I had no troubles, I said [to myself], “No one will defeat me!”

7 Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor had made my mountain to stand strong. Thou hid thy face; I was troubled.

Yahweh, because you were good to me, at first you caused me to be safe [as though I was inside] [MET] a mountain. But then [I became ill, and I thought that] you had turned away from me, and I became afraid.

8 I cried to thee, O Jehovah, and to Jehovah I made supplication.

[Then] I called out to you, and I pleaded for you [to help me].

9 What profit is there in my blood when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth?

[I said], “Yahweh, (what will you gain if I die?/ you won’t gain anything if I die) [MTY]. (In what way will it benefit you?/it won’t benefit you at all) if I go to the place where the dead people are [RHQ]. Dead people are certainly not able to praise you [RHQ], and they are not able to tell others that you are trustworthy [RHQ]!

10 Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me. Jehovah, be thou my helper.

Yahweh, listen to me, and be merciful to me! Yahweh, help me!”

11 Thou have turned for me my mourning into dancing. Thou have loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness,

But [now you have healed me], and you have caused me to change from being sad to dancing [joyfully]. You have taken away the clothes that showed that I was very sad and you have given me clothes that showed that I was [very] joyful.

12 to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks to thee forever.

So I will not be silent; I will sing out [loudly] to praise you. Yahweh, you are my God, and I will thank you forever.