Psalms 30

1 A psalm of a canticle, at the dedication of David’s house. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies 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 Lord my God, I have cried to thee, and then hast healed me.

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

3 Thou hast brought forth, O Lord, my soul from hell: thou hast saved me from them that go down into 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 to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of 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 wrath is in his indignation; and life in his good will. In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness.

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 And in my abundance I said: I shall never be moved.

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

7 O Lord, in thy favour, thou gavest strength to my beauty. Thou turnedst away thy face from me, and I became 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 To thee, O Lord, will I cry: and I will make supplication to my God.

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

9 What profit is there in my blood, whilst I go down to corruption? Shall dust confess to thee, or 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 The Lord hath heard, and hath had mercy on me: the Lord became my helper.

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

11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed 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 to thee, and I may not regret: O Lord my God, I will give praise to thee for ever.

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.