Psalms 30

¹I will extol thee, O LORD ; for thou hast raised me up,

And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

²O LORD my God,

I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

³O LORD , thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol:

Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

⁴Sing praise unto the LORD , O ye saints of his,

And give thanks to his holy name.

⁵For his anger is but for a moment;

In his favour is life:

Weeping may tarry for the night,

But joy cometh in the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,

I shall never be moved.

⁷Thou, LORD , of thy favour hadst made my mountain to stand strong:

Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

⁸I cried to thee, O LORD ;

And unto the LORD I made supplication:

⁹What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?

Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

¹⁰Hear, O LORD , and have mercy upon me:

LORD , be thou my helper.

¹¹Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;

Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:

¹²To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.