Psalm 29:1–30:12

¹Praise the Lord, you mighty angels.

Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.

²Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.

Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.

³The voice of the Lord is heard over the waters.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful.

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees.

The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon into pieces.

⁶He makes the mountains of Lebanon skip like a calf.

He makes Mount Hermon jump like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord strikes

with flashes of lightning.

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert.

The Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oak trees.

It strips the forests bare.

And in his temple everyone cries out, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord on his throne rules over the flood.

The Lord rules from his throne as King forever.

¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people.

The Lord blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 30

A psalm of David. A song for committing the completed temple to God.

¹Lord, I will give you honor.

You brought me out of deep trouble.

You didn’t give my enemies the joy of seeing me die.

²Lord my God, I called out to you for help.

And you healed me.

³Lord, you brought me up from the edge of the grave.

You kept me from going down into the pit.

⁴Sing to the Lord, you who are faithful to him.

Praise him, because his name is holy.

⁵His 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.

⁶When I felt safe, I said,

“I will always be secure.”

⁷Lord, when you showed me your favor,

you made my mountain stand firm.

But when you turned your face away from me,

I was terrified.

⁸Lord, I called out to you.

I cried to you for your favor.

⁹I said, “What good will come if I die?

What good will come if I go down into the grave?

Can the dust of my dead body praise you?

Can it tell how faithful you are?

¹⁰Lord, hear me. Show me your favor.

Lord, help me.”

¹¹You turned my loud crying into dancing.

You removed my black clothes and dressed me with joy.

¹²So my heart will sing to you. I can’t keep silent.

Lord, my God, I will give you thanks forever.