Psalm 30

Psalm 30

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

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

¹I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up

and did not let my foes rejoice over me.^*

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

and you have healed me.^*

³O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,

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

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.^*

⁵For 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.^*

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

⁷By your favor, O Lord,

you had established me as a strong mountain;

you hid your face;

I was dismayed.^*

⁸To 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?^*

¹⁰Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”^b

¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing;

you have taken off my sackcloth

and clothed me with joy,^*

¹²so that my soul^c may praise you and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.^*