Psalm 30 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 30

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the temple. Of David.

¹I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and did not let my foes rejoice over me.^(A)
²O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
    and you have healed me.^(B)
³O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
    restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.^[a]^(C)

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
    and give thanks to his holy name.^(D)
⁵For his anger is but for a moment;
    his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.^(E)

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,
    “I shall never be moved.”
⁷By your favor, O Lord,
    you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
    I was dismayed.^(F)

⁸To you, 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 you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?^(G)
¹⁰Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”^[b]

¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing;
    you have taken off my sackcloth
    and clothed me with joy,^(H)
¹²so that my soul^[c] may praise you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.^(I)

Footnotes

30.3 Or that I should not go down to the Pit
30.10 Or The Lord heard and was gracious to me; the Lord became my helper
30.12 Heb that glory

Cross references

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)