Psalms 30

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

¹I will extol you, O Lord , for you have drawn me up,

and did not let my foes rejoice over me.

²O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.

³O Lord , you brought up my soul from Sheol,

restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

⁴Sing praises to the Lord , O you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.

⁵For his anger is but for a moment;

his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may linger for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

⁷By your favor, O Lord ,

you had established me as a strong mountain;

you hid your face;

I was dismayed.

⁸To you, O Lord , I cried,

and to the Lord I made supplication:

⁹“What profit is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

¹⁰Hear, O Lord , and be gracious to me!

O Lord , be my helper!”

¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing;

you have taken off my sackcloth

and clothed me with joy,

¹²so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.[#30.12 Heb]

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.