NET Bible

Psalm 30

^30:1 I will praise you, O Lord, for you lifted me up and did not allow my enemies to gloat over me. ^30:2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you and you healed me. ^30:3 O Lord, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave. ^30:4 Sing to the Lord, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy name. ^30:5 For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning. ^30:6 In my self-confidence I said, “I will never be shaken.” ^30:7 O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified. ^30:8 To you, O Lord, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy: ^30:9 “What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? ^30:10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me. O Lord, deliver me.” ^30:11 Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy. ^30:12 So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.

^30:12 For the music director, a psalm of David.