Psalm 30

¹I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me.
    You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.
²O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
    and you restored my health.
³You brought me up from the grave,^[a] O Lord.
    You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

⁴Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones!
    Praise his holy name.
⁵For his anger lasts only a moment,
    but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

⁶When I was prosperous, I said,
    “Nothing can stop me now!”
⁷Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain.
    Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

⁸I cried out to you, O Lord.
    I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
⁹“What will you gain if I die,
    if I sink into the grave?
Can my dust praise you?
    Can it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me.
    Help me, O Lord.”

¹¹You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
    You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
¹²that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!