Psalms, 30
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0. A Psalm of David. A Song at the dedication of the Temple.
1. [Psalm Canticle for the Dedication of the House Of David] I praise you to the heights, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, you have not let my foes make merry over me.
1. I will extol thee, O LORD, for thou hast drawn me up, and hast not let my foes rejoice over me.
2. Yahweh, my God, I cried to you for help and you healed me.
2. O LORD my God, I cried to thee for help, and thou hast healed me.
3. Yahweh, you have lifted me out of Sheol, from among those who sink into oblivion you have given me life.
3. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
4. Make music for Yahweh, all you who are faithful to him, praise his unforgettable holiness.
4. Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
5. His anger lasts but a moment, his favour through life; In the evening come tears, but with dawn cries of joy.
5. For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
6. Carefree, I used to think, 'Nothing can ever shake me!'
6. As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
7. Your favour, Yahweh, set me on impregnable heights, but you turned away your face and I was terrified.
7. By thy favor, O LORD, thou hadst established me as a strong mountain; thou didst hide thy face, I was dismayed.
8. To you, Yahweh, I call, to my God I cry for mercy.
8. To thee, O LORD, I cried; and to the LORD I made supplication:
9. What point is there in my death, my going down to the abyss? Can the dust praise you or proclaim your faithfulness?
9. "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise thee? Will it tell of thy faithfulness?
10. Listen, Yahweh, take pity on me, Yahweh, be my help!
10. Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! O LORD, be thou my helper!"
11. You have turned my mourning into dancing, you have stripped off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.
11. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
12. So my heart will sing to you unceasingly, Yahweh, my God, I shall praise you for ever.
12. that my soul may praise thee and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.
