Psalms 30

1 A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David. I will extol you, LORD, for you 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 LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

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

3 LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol (Sheol h7585). You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

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 the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

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 stay for the night, but joy comes 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 You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your 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 you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:

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

9 “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your 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, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”

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

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed 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 heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you 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.