Psalm 30:4-12

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁴ Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
    and give thanks to his holy name.^(A)
5 For his anger is but for a moment;
    his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.^(B)

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity,
    “I shall never be moved.”
⁷ By your favor, O Lord,
    you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
    I was dismayed.^(C)

⁸ To you, O Lord, I cried,
    and to the Lord I made supplication:
⁹ “What profit is there in my death,
    if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?^(D)
10 Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”^[a]

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing;
    you have taken off my sackcloth
    and clothed me with joy,^(E)
12 so that my soul^[b] may praise you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.^(F)