Psalm 30, NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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1

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
 

2

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

3

O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
 

4

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
 

5

For his anger is but for a moment; his favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
 

6

As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

7

By your favour, O Lord, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
 

8

To 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?
 

10

Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!  O Lord, be my helper!”

11

You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
 

12

so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.  O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.