Psalm 30

Revised Standard Version

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

A Psalm of David. A Song at the dedication of the Temple.

30 I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast drawn me up,
    and hast not let my foes rejoice over me.
²O Lord my God, I cried to thee for help,
    and thou hast healed me.
³O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol,
    restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.^[a]

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
    and give thanks to his holy name.
⁵For his anger is but for a moment,
    and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,
    “I shall never be moved.”
⁷By thy favor, O Lord,
    thou hadst established me as a strong mountain;
thou didst hide thy face,
    I was dismayed.

⁸To thee, O Lord, I cried;
    and to the Lord I made supplication:
⁹“What profit is there in my death,
    if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise thee?
    Will it tell of thy faithfulness?
¹⁰Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
    O Lord, be thou my helper!”

¹¹Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;
    thou hast loosed my sackcloth
    and girded me with gladness,
¹²that my soul^[b] may praise thee and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.

Notas al pie

Psalm 30:3 Or that I should not go down to the Pit
Psalm 30:12 Heb that glory

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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