A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.

30:1 I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up,

and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

30:2 Yahweh my God, I cried to you,

and you have healed me.

30:3 Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol.

You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

30:4 Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his.

Give thanks to his holy name.

30:5 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.

30:6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,

"I shall never be moved."

30:7 You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong;

but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

30:8 I cried to you, Yahweh.

To Yahweh I made supplication:

30:9 "What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit?

Shall the dust praise you?

Shall it declare your truth?

30:10 Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me.

Yahweh, be my helper."

30:11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me.

You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

30:12 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!