Psalms 30

1 I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

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.

2 O LORD my God, I cried unto you, and you have healed me.

O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

3 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)

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. (Sheol h7585)

4 Sing unto the LORD, O all of you saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.

5 For his anger endures but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”

7 LORD, by your favour you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled.

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

8 I cried to you, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth?

“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be you my helper.

Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever.

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.