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Psalm 30:4–6

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4Sing unto the Lord, O ye fsaints of his,

And give thanks ||at the remembrance of his holiness.

5For g†his anger endureth but a moment; hin his favour is life:

iWeeping may endure †for a night, but †joy cometh jin the morning.

6And kin my prosperity I said,

lI shall never be moved.

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Psalm 30:5: For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Footnotes

  1. fSee Ps. 50:5.
  2. ||Or, to the memorial. Ps. 97:12. Comp. Ex. 3:15, or 1 Chr. 16:4.
  3. gSo Isai. 26:20. & 54:7, 8. See Ps. 103:9.
  4. †Heb. there is but a moment in his anger.
  5. hSo Ps. 63:3.
  6. †Heb. in the evening.
  7. †Heb. singing. Ps. 126:5.
  8. jSee Ps. 5:3.
  9. kSo Job 29:18.
  10. lSee Ps. 10:6.

Cross references

  1. i2 Cor. 4:17.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,

and give thanks to his holy name.

For his anger is but for a moment,

and his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Sing to the Lord, you his faithful ones,

and praise his holy name.

For his anger lasts only a moment,

but his favor, a lifetime.

Weeping may stay overnight,

but there is joy in the morning.

When I was secure, I said,

“I will never be shaken.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”