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Psalm 30

A psalm by David sung at the dedication of the temple.

I will honor you highly, O Yahweh,
    because you have pulled me out of the pit
        and have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O Yahweh my Elohim,
    I cried out to you for help,
        and you healed me.
O Yahweh, you brought me up from the grave.
    You called me back to life
        from among those who had gone into the pit.
Make music to praise Yahweh, you faithful people who belong to him.
    Remember his holiness by giving thanks.
His anger lasts only a moment.
    His favor lasts a lifetime.
    Weeping may last for the night,
        but there is a song of joy in the morning.

When all was well with me, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”
O Yahweh, by your favor you have made my mountain stand firm.
    When you hid your face, I was terrified.
I will cry out to you, O Yahweh.
    I will plead to Adonay for mercy:
“How will you profit if my blood is shed,
    if I go into the pit?
    Will the dust of my body give thanks to you?
    Will it tell about your truth?”
10 Hear, O Yahweh, and have pity on me!
    O Yahweh, be my helper!
11 You have changed my sobbing into dancing.
    You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy
12 so that my soul[a] may praise you with music and not be silent.
    O Yahweh my Elohim, I will give thanks to you forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:12 Or “glory.”

Psalm 30[a]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David.

I will exalt(A) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths(B)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(C)
Lord my God, I called to you for help,(D)
    and you healed me.(E)
You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(F)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.(G)

Sing(H) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(I)
    praise his holy name.(J)
For his anger(K) lasts only a moment,(L)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(M)
weeping(N) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(O)

When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(P)
Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[c] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(Q)
    I was dismayed.

To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?(R)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(S)
10 Hear,(T) Lord, and be merciful to me;(U)
    Lord, be my help.(V)

11 You turned my wailing(W) into dancing;(X)
    you removed my sackcloth(Y) and clothed me with joy,(Z)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(AA) you forever.(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
  2. Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
  3. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

30 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

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

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

Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.

11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

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