The Blessedness of Answered Prayer
A Psalm. A Song (A)at the dedication of the house of David.
30 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have (B)lifted me up,
And have not let my foes (C)rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You (D)healed me.
3 O Lord, (E)You brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, [a]that I should not go down to the pit.
4 (F)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [b]His holy name.
5 For (G)His anger is but for a moment,
(H)His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But [c]joy comes in the morning.
6 Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be [d]moved.”
7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
(I)You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried out to You, O Lord;
And to the Lord I made supplication:
9 “What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
(J)Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
11 (K)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off [e]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that my [f]glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 30:3 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Syr., Vg. from those who descend to the pit
- Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness
- Psalm 30:5 a shout of joy
- Psalm 30:6 shaken
- Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning
- Psalm 30:12 soul
Cross references
- Psalm 30:1 : Deut. 20:5
- Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 28:9
- Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 25:2
- Psalm 30:2 : Ps. 6:2; 103:3; [Is. 53:5]
- Psalm 30:3 : Ps. 86:13
- Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 97:12
- Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 103:9; Is. 26:20; 54:7, 8
- Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 63:3
- Psalm 30:7 : [Deut. 31:17; Ps. 104:29; 143:7]
- Psalm 30:9 : [Ps. 6:5]
- Psalm 30:11 : Eccl. 3:4; Is. 61:3; Jer. 31:4