Psalms 30

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref I will extol thee, O Jehovah; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2 Ref O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3 Ref O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4 Ref Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial `name'.

5 Ref For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy `cometh' in the morning.

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

7 Ref Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

8 Ref I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:

9 Ref What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

10 Ref Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.

11 Ref Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12 Ref To the end that `my' glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. Psalm 31 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref A Psalm. -- A song of the dedication of the house of David. I exalt Thee, O Jehovah, For Thou hast drawn me up, and hast not let mine enemies rejoice over me.

2 Ref Jehovah my God, I have cried to Thee, And Thou dost heal me.

3 Ref Jehovah, Thou hast brought up from Sheol my soul, Thou hast kept me alive, From going down `to' the pit.

4 Ref Sing praise to Jehovah, ye His saints, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness,

5 Ref For -- a moment `is' in His anger, Life `is' in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

6 Ref And I -- I have said in mine ease, `I am not moved -- to the age.

7 Ref O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled.

8 Ref Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, And unto Jehovah I make supplication.

9 Ref `What gain `is' in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?

10 Ref Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'

11 Ref Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me `with' joy.

12 Ref So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!

World English Bible (WEB)

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

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

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

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

5 Ref 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.

6 Ref As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."

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

8 Ref I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:

9 Ref "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 Ref Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."

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

12 Ref 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!

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