Psalms - Chapter 30 | Good News Translation

  • 1. I praise you, LORD, because you have saved me and kept my enemies from gloating over me.
  • 2. I cried to you for help, O LORD my God, and you healed me;
  • 3. you kept me from the grave. I was on my way to the depths below, but you restored my life.
  • 4. Sing praise to the LORD, all his faithful people! Remember what the Holy One has done, and give him thanks!
  • 5. His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
  • 6. I felt secure and said to myself, "I will never be defeated."
  • 7. You were good to me, LORD; you protected me like a mountain fortress. But then you hid yourself from me, and I was afraid.
  • 8. I called to you, LORD; I begged for your help:
  • 9. "What will you gain from my death? What profit from my going to the grave? Are dead people able to praise you? Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?
  • 10. Hear me, LORD, and be merciful! Help me, LORD!"
  • 11. You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
  • 12. So I will not be silent; I will sing praise to you. LORD, you are my God; I will give you thanks forever.
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