Psalm 30

A song to thank God for his help

¹Lord , I will praise you,

because you have saved me from death.

You have not let my enemies laugh at me.

²Lord , my God, I called to you for help,

and you have made me well again.

³Lord , you pulled me up

out of the deep hole of death.

You saved me

from among those who are going into the grave .

⁴Sing to the Lord ,

you people who trust him.

Praise his holy name.

⁵His anger continues only for a moment,

but he is kind to us for our whole life.

We may be sad all through the night,

but in the morning, we will be happy again.

⁶When I was feeling safe and strong,

I thought, ‘Nothing can ever destroy me.’

⁷But Lord , it was you who made me safe and strong,

because you are so kind.

But then you turned away from me,

and I became very afraid.

⁸I called to you for help, Lord .

I asked you to be kind to me, my Lord .

⁹If I go down into the deep hole of death,

that will not help you!

My dead body cannot praise you there!

It cannot tell people to trust you!

¹⁰Lord , please listen to me!

Please be kind to me!

Lord , please be my helper!

¹¹Now you have helped me to stop crying,

so that I dance instead!

I do not need to wear sackcloth ,

because I am no longer sad.

Instead, you have made me very happy.

¹²So I am truly happy and I will sing to praise you.

I cannot stay quiet!

Lord , my God,

I will continue to thank you for ever.