Psalms 30 / 150
- 1I will exalt you, O LORD , for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
- 2O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.
- 3O LORD , you brought me up from the grave ; you spared me from going down into the pit.
- 4Sing to the LORD , you saints of his; praise his holy name.
- 5For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
- 6When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken."
- 7O LORD , when you favored me, you made my mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
- 8To you, O LORD , I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
- 9"What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
- 10Hear, O LORD , and be merciful to me; O LORD , be my help."
- 11You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- 12that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.