< Psalms 30 >

1 “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.
I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O Jehovah, my God! I called upon thee, and thou hast healed me!
O LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
3 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)
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 unto the LORD, O ye his servants! 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 endureth but a moment, But his favor through life; In the evening sorrow may be a guest, But joy cometh 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 I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved!”
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 Thou, O LORD! by thy favor, hast made my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled!
LORD, by your favor you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried unto thee, O LORD! To the LORD I made supplication:
I cried to you, O LORD; and to the LORD I made supplication.
9 “What will my blood profit thee, that I should go down to the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy 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, O LORD! and have pity upon me! Be thou, LORD! my helper!”
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me: LORD, be you my helper.
11 Thou didst turn my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness.
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 Therefore I will sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah, my God! I will give thanks to thee for ever!
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.

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