Psalms

Chapter 30

1 I will extol you , Yahweh , for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me .

2 Yahweh my God , I cried to you , and you have healed me .

3 Yahweh , you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4 Sing praise to Yahweh , you saints of his . Give thanks to his holy name.

5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

6 As for me , I said in my prosperity, " I shall never be moved."

7 You , Yahweh , when you favored me , made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

8 I cried to you , Yahweh . I made supplication to the Lord :

9 "What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you ? Shall it declare your truth?

10 Hear , Yahweh , and have mercy on me . Yahweh , be my helper."

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me . You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

12 to the end that my heart may sing praise to you , and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!