Zabur 30

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

¹I will extol you, Allah, for you have raised me up,

And have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

²Allah my God, I cried to you,

And you have healed me.

³Allah, you have brought up my soul from the grave.

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

⁴Sing praise to Allah, you saints of his.

Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵For his anger is but for a moment;

His favour is for a lifetime.

Weeping may stay for the night,

But joy comes in the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,

"I shall never be moved."

⁷You, Allah, when you favoured me, made my mountain to stand strong.

But when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸I cried to you, Allah.

To Allah I made supplication:

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?

¹⁰Hear, Allah, and have mercy on me.

Allah, be my helper."

¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing for me.

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

¹²To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent.

Allah my God, I will give thanks to you forever!