Psalm 30
1 Ein Psalm; ein Lied zur Einweihung des Hauses. Von David. Ich will dich erheben, o HERR, denn du hast mich herausgezogen, daß meine Feinde sich nicht freuen durften über mich.
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 HERR, mein Gott, zu dir schrie ich, und du heiltest mich.
Yahweh, my God, I called out for you to help [me when I was ill], and you healed me.
3 HERR, du hast meine Seele aus dem Totenreich heraufgebracht; du hast mich am Leben erhalten, daß ich nicht zur Grube hinabfuhr. (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 Singet dem HERRN, ihr seine Frommen, und preiset zum Gedächtnis seiner Heiligkeit!
All you who belong to Yahweh, sing praise to him! Think about what [God], the holy one, has done, and thank him!
5 Denn sein Zorn währt einen Augenblick, seine Gnade aber lebenslang; am Abend kehrt das Weinen ein und am Morgen der Jubel!
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 Und ich sprach, da es mir wohl ging: «Ich werde nimmermehr wanken!»
As for me, when I had no troubles, I said [to myself], “No one will defeat me!”
7 Denn du, HERR, hattest durch deine Huld meinen Berg fest hingestellt; als du aber dein Angesicht verbargst, ward ich bestürzt.
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 Zu dir, HERR, rief ich; zu meinem HERRN flehte ich um Gnade:
[Then] I called out to you, and I pleaded for you [to help me].
9 «Wozu ist mein Blut gut, wenn ich in die Grube fahre? Wird dir der Staub danken und deine Treue verkündigen?
[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 Höre, HERR, und sei mir gnädig; HERR, sei du meine Hilfe!»
Yahweh, listen to me, and be merciful to me! Yahweh, help me!”
11 Du hast mir meine Klage in einen Reigen verwandelt, du hast mein Trauergewand gelöst und mich mit Freude umgürtet;
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 auf daß man dir zu Ehren singe und nicht schweige; o HERR, mein Gott, ich will dich ewiglich preisen!
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.
