Psalms 30

1 Yahweh, I praise you because you rescued me. You did not allow [me to die], [with the result that] my enemies could gloat/rejoice.

A Canticle Psalm. In dedication to the house of David. I will extol you, Lord, for you have sustained me, and you have not allowed my enemies to delight over me.

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

O Lord my God, I have cried out to you, and you have healed me.

3 You saved/restored me when I was dying [MTY]. I was nearly dead, but you caused me to get well again. (Sheol h7585)

Lord, you led my soul away from Hell. You have saved me from those who descend into the pit. (Sheol h7585)

4 All you who belong to Yahweh, sing praise to him! Think about what [God], the holy one, has done, and thank him!

Sing a psalm to the Lord, you his saints, and confess with remembrance of his holiness.

5 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.

For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness.

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

But I have said in my abundance: “I will never be disturbed.”

7 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.

O Lord, in your will, you made virtue preferable to beauty for me. You turned your face away from me, and I became disturbed.

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

To you, Lord, I will cry out. And I will make supplication to my God.

9 [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]!

What use would there be in my blood, if I descend into corruption? Will dust confess to you or announce your truth?

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

The Lord has heard, and he has been merciful to me. The Lord has become my helper.

11 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.

You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy.

12 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.

So then, may my glory sing to you, and may I not regret it. O Lord, my God, I will confess to you for eternity.