Psalm 30

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You Turned My Mourning into Dancing

¹A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David.

I will exalt You, O LORD,

for You have lifted me up

and have not allowed my foes

to rejoice over me.

¹A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the house of David. I will exalt You, O YHWH, for You have drawn me up, and You did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

²O LORD my God, I cried to You for help,

and You healed me.

²O YHWH my God, I cried for help to You, and You healed me.

³O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol;

You spared me from descending into the Pit.

³O YHWH, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; from my going down to the Pit, You have kept me alive.

⁴Sing to the LORD, O you His saints,

and praise His holy name.^a

⁴Make music to YHWH, His faithful ones, and praise His holy name.

⁵For His anger is fleeting,

but His favor lasts a lifetime.

Weeping may stay the night,

but joy comes in the morning.

⁵For a moment is His anger; for a lifetime is His favor. In the night lodges weeping, and in the morning, joy.

⁶In prosperity I said,

“I will never be shaken.”

⁶And I said in my prosperity, “I will not be shaken forever.”

⁷O LORD, You favored me;

You made my mountain stand strong.

When You hid Your face,

I was dismayed.

⁷O YHWH, by Your favor You made my mountain stand strong; You have hidden Your face—I was dismayed.

⁸To You, O LORD, I called,

and I begged my Lord for mercy:

⁸To You, O YHWH, I called out, and to my Lord I made supplication.

⁹“What gain is there in my bloodshed,^a

in my descent to the Pit?^b

Will the dust praise You?

Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

⁹“What profit is in my blood, in my going down to the Pit? Will the dust confess You? Will it declare Your truth?

¹⁰Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy;

O LORD, be my helper.”

¹⁰Hear, O YHWH, and have mercy on me; O YHWH, be the One giving help to me.”

¹¹You turned my mourning into dancing;

You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

¹¹You have turned my mourning to dancing for me; You have opened my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

¹²that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

¹²so that my glory will sing praise to you, and not be silent. O YHWH, my God, I will give thanks to You forever.