Psalms 30
1 A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
O LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
O LORD, you have brought up my soul from the grave: you have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. (Sheol h7585)
4 Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
Sing to the LORD, O you saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
6 In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
LORD, by your favor you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled.
8 To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
I cried to you, O LORD; and to the LORD I made supplication.
9 “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth?
10 Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me: LORD, be you my helper.
11 You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you for ever.
