Psalm 30 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Psalm 30

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the temple. Of David.

1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and did not let my foes rejoice over me.(A)
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.(B)
3 O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.[a](C)

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.(D)
5 For 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.(E)

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,
you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.(F)

8 To 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?(G)
10 Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”[b]

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing;
you have taken off my sackcloth
and clothed me with joy,(H)
12 so that my soul[c] may praise you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.(I)

Footnotes

  1. 30.3Or that I should not go down to the Pit
  2. 30.10Or The Lord heard and was gracious to me; the Lord became my helper
  3. 30.12Heb that glory

Cross references

  1. 30.1 : Ps 25.2; 28.9
  2. 30.2 : Ps 6.2; 88.13
  3. 30.3 : Ps 28.1; 86.13
  4. 30.4 : Ps 50.5; 97.12; 149.1
  5. 30.5 : Ps 63.3; 103.9
  6. 30.7 : Ps 104.29
  7. 30.9 : Ps 6.5
  8. 30.11 : Ps 4.7; 6.8; Jer 31.4, 13
  9. 30.12 : Ps 16.9; 44.8