Psalms 30

1 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.

A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David. I will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

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

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

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

LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. (Sheol h7585)

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

Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:

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

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

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

Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”

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

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

12 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.

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