Psaltaren 30
1 En psalm, en sång av David, vid templets invigning. Jag vill upphöja dig, HERRE, ty du har dragit mig ur djupet, du har icke låtit mina fiender glädja sig över mig.
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 HERRE, min Gud, jag ropade till dig, och du helade mig.
Yahweh, my God, I called out for you to help [me when I was ill], and you healed me.
3 HERRE, du förde min själ upp ur dödsriket, du tog mig levande ut från dem som foro ned i graven. (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 Lovsjungen HERREN, I hans fromme, och prisen hans heliga namn.
All you who belong to Yahweh, sing praise to him! Think about what [God], the holy one, has done, and thank him!
5 Ty ett ögonblick varar hans vrede, men hela livet hans nåd; om aftonen gästar gråt, men om morgonen kommer 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 Jag sade, när det gick mig väl: »Jag skall aldrig vackla.»
As for me, when I had no troubles, I said [to myself], “No one will defeat me!”
7 HERRE, i din nåd hade du gjort mitt berg starkt; men du fördolde ditt ansikte, då förskräcktes jag.
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 Till dig, HERRE, ropade jag, och till Herren bad jag:
[Then] I called out to you, and I pleaded for you [to help me].
9 »Vad vinning har du av mitt blod, eller därav att jag far ned i graven? Kan stoftet tacka dig, kan det förkunna din trofasthet?
[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 Hör, o HERRE, och var mig nådig; HERRE, var min hjälpare.»
Yahweh, listen to me, and be merciful to me! Yahweh, help me!”
11 Då förvandlade du min klagan i fröjdesprång; du klädde av mig sorgens dräkt och omgjordade mig med glädje.
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 Därför skall min ära lovsjunga dig, utan att tystna; HERRE, min Gud, jag vill tacka dig evinnerligen.
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.
