Psalms 30

1 A PSALM. A SONG OF THE DEDICATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID. I exalt You, O YHWH, For You have drawn me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

“A psalm of David. To the air of songs for the dedication of a house.” I will extol thee, O LORD! for thou hast lifted me up, And hast not suffered my enemies to rejoice over me.

2 My God YHWH, I have cried to You, And You heal me.

O Jehovah, my God! I called upon thee, and thou hast healed me!

3 YHWH, You have brought up my soul from Sheol, You have kept me alive, From going down [to] the pit. (Sheol h7585)

O LORD! thou hast raised me up from the underworld; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. (Sheol h7585)

4 Sing praise to YHWH, you His saints, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness,

Sing unto the LORD, O ye his servants! And praise his holy name!

5 For—a moment [is] in His anger, Life [is] in His goodwill, At evening remains weeping, and at morning singing.

For his anger endureth but a moment, But his favor through life; In the evening sorrow may be a guest, But joy cometh in the morning.

6 And I have said in my ease, “I am not moved for all time.

I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved!”

7 O YHWH, in Your good pleasure, You have caused strength to remain for my mountain,” You have hidden Your face—I have been troubled.

Thou, O LORD! by thy favor, hast made my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled!

8 To You, O YHWH, I call, And to YHWH I make supplication.

I cried unto thee, O LORD! To the LORD I made supplication:

9 “What gain [is] in my blood? In my going down to corruption? Does dust thank You? Does it declare Your truth?

“What will my blood profit thee, that I should go down to the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?

10 Hear, O YHWH, and favor me, O YHWH, be a helper to me.”

Hear, O LORD! and have pity upon me! Be thou, LORD! my helper!”

11 You have turned my mourning to dancing for me, You have loosed my sackcloth, And gird me [with] joy.

Thou didst turn my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness.

12 So that glory praises You, and is not silent, O YHWH, my God, I thank You for all time!

Therefore I will sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah, my God! I will give thanks to thee for ever!