Psalm 29:title–30:12

A psalm of David.

¹Honor the Lord, you heavenly beings;

honor the Lord for his glory and strength.

²Honor the Lord for the glory of his name.

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

³The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.

⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is majestic.

⁵The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars;

the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf;

he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord strikes

with bolts of lightning.

⁸The voice of the Lord makes the barren wilderness quake;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks

and strips the forests bare.

In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord rules over the floodwaters.

The Lord reigns as king forever.

¹¹The Lord gives his people strength.

The Lord blesses them with peace.

Psalm 30

A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple.

¹I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me.

You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.

²O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,

and you restored my health.

³You brought me up from the grave, O Lord.

You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

⁴Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones!

Praise his holy name.

⁵For his anger lasts only a moment,

but his favor lasts a lifetime!

Weeping may last through the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

⁶When I was prosperous, I said,

“Nothing can stop me now!”

⁷Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain.

Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

⁸I cried out to you, O Lord.

I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,

⁹“What will you gain if I die,

if I sink into the grave?

Can my dust praise you?

Can it tell of your faithfulness?

¹⁰Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me.

Help me, O Lord.”

¹¹You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.

You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

¹²that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!