Joy Comes with the Morning
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of (A)the temple.
30 I will (B)extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes (C)rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I (D)cried to you for help,
and you have (E)healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from (F)Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who (G)go down to the pit.[a]
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you (H)his saints,
and (I)give thanks to his holy name.[b]
5 (J)For his anger is but for a moment,
and (K)his favour is for a lifetime.[c]
(L)Weeping may tarry for the night,
but (M)joy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my (N)prosperity,
“I shall never be (O)moved.”
7 By your favour, O Lord,
you made my (P)mountain stand strong;
you (Q)hid your face;
I was (R)dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and (S)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,[d]
if I go down to the pit?[e]
Will (T)the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 (U)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into (V)dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my (W)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you for ever!
Footnotes
- Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
- Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
- Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favour is life
- Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
- Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption
Cross references
- Psalm 30:1 : 2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 22:1
- Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 107:32
- Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 25:2; 35:19, 24; [Ps. 13:4]
- Psalm 30:2 : Ps. 88:13
- Psalm 30:2 : See Ps. 6:2
- Psalm 30:3 : See Ps. 16:10
- Psalm 30:3 : Ps. 28:1
- Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 50:5
- Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 97:12; [1 Chr. 16:4]
- Psalm 30:5 : [Ps. 103:9; Job 33:26; Isa. 26:20; 54:7, 8]
- Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 63:3
- Psalm 30:5 : [2 Cor. 4:17, 18]
- Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 126:5 (Heb.)
- Psalm 30:6 : [Job 29:18; Prov. 1:32]
- Psalm 30:6 : Ps. 10:6
- Psalm 30:7 : [2 Sam. 5:9]
- Psalm 30:7 : Ps. 104:29; [Deut. 31:17]
- Psalm 30:7 : [2 Sam. 24:10]
- Psalm 30:8 : Ps. 142:1
- Psalm 30:9 : See Ps. 6:5
- Psalm 30:10 : Ps. 27:7
- Psalm 30:11 : Ex. 15:20; 2 Sam. 6:14; Jer. 31:4, 13; [Ps. 149:3; 150:4; Lam. 5:15]
- Psalm 30:12 : See Ps. 16:9