The Psalms 30

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death

A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.

I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up,

and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

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 favor 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.

LORD, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong:

thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

I cried to thee, O LORD;

and unto the LORD I made supplication.

What profit is there in my blood,

when I go down to the pit?

Shall the dust praise thee?

Shall it declare thy truth?

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me:

LORD, be thou my helper.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:

thou hast put off my sackcloth,

and girded me with gladness;

to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Published by The American Bible Society