Psalms 30

Mourning Turned Into Dancing by the LORD's Mercy

thanksgiving for deliverance -> summons to faithful praise -> contrast of anger and favor -> confession of complacent prosperity -> plea for mercy -> transformation of grief -> vow of unending thanks

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Psalms 30:1–5

The Lord rescued me from the depths and healed me, showing that while weeping may last for a night, His enduring favor brings joy in the morning.

1 I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2 Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

3 Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4 Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalms 30:6–12

David confesses his former pride, recounts his plea for mercy from the brink of death, and thanks God for turning his mourning into dancing so that he can praise Him forever.

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

7 You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

8 I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:

9 “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

10 Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

12 to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Key Terms

רוּם rum H7311
דָּלָה dalah H1802
אֹיֵב oyev H0341
שָׁוַע shava H7768
רָפָא rapha H7495
עָלָה alah H5927
שְׁאוֹל Sheol H7585
בּוֹר bor H0953
חָסִיד chasid H2623
זָמַר zamar H2167
זֵכֶר קֹדֶשׁ zekher qodesh H2143
אַף aph H0639

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