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Psalm 30:2–6

O Lord my God, I ucried to you for help,

and you have vhealed me.

O Lord, you have brought up my soul from wSheol;

you restored me to life from among those who xgo down to the pit.1

Sing praises to the Lord, O you yhis saints,

and zgive thanks to his holy name.2

aFor his anger is but for a moment,

and bhis favor is for a lifetime.3

cWeeping may tarry for the night,

but djoy comes with the morning.

As for me, I said in my eprosperity,

“I shall never be fmoved.”

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Psalm 30:2–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Lord my God, I called to you for help,

and you healed me.

You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;

you spared me from going down to the pit.

Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;

praise his holy name.

For his anger lasts only a moment,

but his favor lasts a lifetime;

weeping may stay for the night,

but rejoicing comes in the morning.

When I felt secure, I said,

“I will never be shaken.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave:

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

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his,

And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life:

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

And in my prosperity I said,

I shall never be moved.

Psalm 30:2–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

and you restored my health.

You brought me up from the grave, O Lord.

You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones!

Praise his holy name.

For his anger lasts only a moment,

but his favor lasts a lifetime!

Weeping may last through the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

When I was prosperous, I said,

“Nothing can stop me now!”

Psalm 30:2–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

O Lord my God, I cried out to You,

And You healed me.

O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave;

You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,

And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

For His anger is but for a moment,

His favor is for life;

Weeping may endure for a night,

But joy comes in the morning.

Now in my prosperity I said,

“I shall never be moved.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, my God, I prayed to you,

and you healed me.

You lifted me out of the grave;

you spared me from going down to the place of the dead.

Sing praises to the Lord, you who belong to him;

praise his holy name.

His anger lasts only a moment,

but his kindness lasts for a lifetime.

Crying may last for a night,

but joy comes in the morning.

When I felt safe, I said,

“I will never fear.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol;

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

Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his,

And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

For his anger is but for a moment;

His favor is for a life-time:

Weeping may tarry for the night,

But joy cometh in the morning.

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

Psalm 30:2–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit. Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness. For a moment is passed in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

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

Psalm 30:2–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O Lord my God, 

I cried out to you for help, 

and you healed me. 

O Lord, you brought me up from the grave. 

You called me back to life 

from among those who had gone into the pit. 

Make music to praise the Lord, you faithful people who belong to him. 

Remember his holiness by giving thanks. 

His anger lasts only a moment. 

His favor lasts a lifetime. 

Weeping may last for the night, 

but there is a song of joy in the morning. 

When all was well with me, I said, 

“I will never be shaken.” 

Psalm 30:2–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord my God,

I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

Lord, You brought me up from Sheol;

You spared me from among those

going down to the Pit.

Sing to Yahweh, you His faithful ones,

and praise His holy name.

For His anger lasts only a moment,

but His favor, a lifetime.

Weeping may spend the night,

but there is joy in the morning.

When I was secure, I said,

“I will never be shaken.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

and you have healed me.

O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,

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

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

and give thanks to his holy name.

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.

As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O Yahweh, my God,

I cried for help to you,

and you healed me.

O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol.

You preserved me alive

from among those going down to the pit.

Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy fame.

For there is a moment in his anger;

there is a lifetime in his favor.

Weeping lodges for the evening,

but in the morning comes rejoicing.

But as for me, I had said in my prosperity,

“I shall not be moved ever.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord my God, I called out to you for help.

And you healed me.

Lord, you brought me up from the edge of the grave.

You kept me from going down into the pit.

Sing to the Lord, you who are faithful to him.

Praise him, because his name is holy.

His anger lasts for only a moment.

But his favor lasts for a person’s whole life.

Sobbing can remain through the night.

But joy comes in the morning.

When I felt safe, I said,

“I will always be secure.”

Psalm 30:2–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

O Lord my God,

I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;

You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.

Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones,

And give thanks to His holy name.

For His anger is but for a moment,

His favor is for a lifetime;

Weeping may last for the night,

But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I will never be moved.”


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