Chapter 30
1 I will extol you , LORD , for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me .
2 LORD my God , I cried to you , and you have healed me .
3 LORD , 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 the LORD , you saints of his . Give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favour 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 , LORD , when you favoured me , made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8 I cried to you , LORD . 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 , LORD , and have mercy on me . LORD , 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. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!