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Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
   and have 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 have brought up my soul from Sheol;
   you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.^[a]

⁴ Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.^[b]
5 For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.^[c]
Weeping may tarry 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 made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.

⁸ To you, O Lord, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹ “What profit is there in my death,^[d]
if I go down to the pit?^[e]
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰ Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹ You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
¹² that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
2. Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
3. Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
4. Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
5. Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

Cross references:

1. Psalm 30:1 : 2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 22:1
2. Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 107:32
3. Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 25:2; 35:19, 24; [Ps. 13:4]
4. Psalm 30:2 : Ps. 88:13
5. Psalm 30:2 : See Ps. 6:2
6. Psalm 30:3 : See Ps. 16:10
7. Psalm 30:3 : Ps. 28:1
8. Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 50:5
9. Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 97:12; [1 Chr. 16:4]
10. Psalm 30:5 : [Ps. 103:9; Job 33:26; Isa. 26:20; 54:7, 8]
11. Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 63:3
12. Psalm 30:5 : [2 Cor. 4:17, 18]
13. Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 126:5 (Heb.)
14. Psalm 30:6 : [Job 29:18; Prov. 1:32]
15. Psalm 30:6 : Ps. 10:6
16. Psalm 30:7 : [2 Sam. 5:9]
17. Psalm 30:7 : Ps. 104:29; [Deut. 31:17]
18. Psalm 30:7 : [2 Sam. 24:10]
19. Psalm 30:8 : Ps. 142:1
20. Psalm 30:9 : See Ps. 6:5
21. Psalm 30:10 : Ps. 27:7
22. Psalm 30:11 : Ex. 15:20; 2 Sam. 6:14; Jer. 31:4, 13; [Ps. 149:3; 150:4; Lam. 5:15]
23. Psalm 30:12 : See Ps. 16:9