Psalms 30

1 A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David. I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes 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 Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

O LORD my God, I cried unto you, and you have healed me.

3 Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have 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 praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

Sing unto the LORD, O all of you saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

For his anger endures but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

7 You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

LORD, by your favour you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled.

8 I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:

I cried to you, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

9 “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

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, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be you my helper.

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12 to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever.