Psalm 30

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death

¹I will extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted 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 the grave:

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

⁴Sing unto the Lord , O ye saints of his,

and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

⁵For his anger endureth but a moment;

in his favor is life:

weeping may endure for a night,

but joy cometh in the morning.

⁶And in my prosperity I said,

I shall never be moved.

⁷Lord , by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong:

thou didst hide thy face, and 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 put off 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.