Psalm 30 – NRSV

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the temple. Of David.

1  I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me.

2  O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

3  O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

4  Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.

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.

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.

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?

10  Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!”

11  You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12  so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.