Psalms 30
30
PSALM 30
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.
1Lord, I will thee extol, for thou
hast lifted me on high,
And over me thou to rejoice
mad'st not mine enemy.
2O thou who art the Lord my God,
I in distress to thee,
With loud cries lifted up my voice,
and thou hast healed me.
3O Lord, my soul thou hast brought up,
and rescu'd from the grave;
That I to pit should not go down,
alive thou didst me save.
4O ye that are his holy ones,
sing praise unto the Lord;
And give unto him thanks, when ye
his holiness record.
5For but a moment lasts his wrath;
life in his favour lies:
Weeping may for a night endure,
at morn doth joy arise.
6In my prosperity I said,
that nothing shall me move.
7O Lord, thou hast my mountain made
to stand strong by thy love:
But when that thou,
O gracious God,
didst hide thy face from me,
Then quickly was my prosp'rous state
turn'd into misery.
8Wherefore unto the Lord my cry
I caused to ascend:
My humble supplication
I to the Lord did send.
9What profit is there in my blood,
when I go down to pit?
Shall unto thee the dust give praise?
thy truth declare shall it?
10Hear, Lord, have mercy; help me, Lord:
11Thou turned hast my sadness
To dancing; yea, my sackcloth loos'd,
and girded me with gladness;
12That sing thy praise my glory may,
and never silent be.
O Lord my God, for evermore
I will give thanks to thee.
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Psalms 30
30
Thanksgiving for Answered Prayer
A psalm; a song for the dedication of the house.#Or “temple” Of David.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1I will exalt you, O Yahweh,
because you have drawn me up,
and have not made my enemies rejoice over me.
2O Yahweh, my God,
I cried for help to you,
and you healed me.
3O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol.
You preserved me alive
from among those going down #According to the Kethib; the reading tradition (Qere) reads “so I would not go down” to the pit.
4Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy fame.#Literally “to the fame of his holiness”
5For there is a moment in his anger;
there is a lifetime in his favor.
Weeping lodges for the evening,
but in the morning comes rejoicing.
6But as for me, I had said in my prosperity,
“I shall not be moved ever.”
7O Yahweh, by your favor
you caused my strong mountain to stand.
You hid your face. I was bewildered.
8To you, O Yahweh, I called,
and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,
9“What gain is there in my death,#Literally “blood”
in my going down into the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10“O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me.
O Yahweh, be my helper.”
11You have turned my wailing into my dancing.
You have removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with joy
12so that I#Literally “my glory” may sing praises to you
and not be quiet.
O Yahweh, my God,
I will give thanks to you forever.
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