Psalms 30
1I WILL extol Thee, O Lord, because Thou hast upheld me, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me.
2O Lord my God, to Thee I cried and Thou didst heal me.
3Thou, O Lord, hast brought my soul up out of Hades; and saved me from among them who go down to the pit.
4O sing to the Lord, ye His saints; and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.
5Because at His wrath there is vexation; but in His favour, life; in the evening weeping may pitch its tent; and in the morning, joy.
6As for me, I in my prosperity said, I can never be moved:
7(to my comeliness, thou, Lord, in Thy good pleasure hadst added strength); but Thou didst turn away Thy face, and I was involved in trouble.
8To Thee, O Lord, I cried and to my God made supplication
9What profit is there in my blood—by my going down to corruption? Can dust celebrate Thy praise; or can it proclaim Thy truth?
10The Lord heard and compassionated me: the Lord became my helper.
11Thou didst turn my mourning into joy; Thou didst rend in pieces my sackcloth and gird me with gladness,
12that my glory might sound Thy praise; and that I might not be absorbed in grief. O Lord, my God, to Thee I will give thanks for evermore.