Psalm 30

New King James Version

The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song ^(A)at the dedication of the house of David.

30 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have ^(B)lifted me up,
And have not let my foes ^(C)rejoice over me.
²O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You ^(D)healed me.
³O Lord, ^(E)You brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, ^[a]that I should not go down to the pit.

⁴^(F)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of ^[b]His holy name.
⁵For ^(G)His anger is but for a moment,
^(H)His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But ^[c]joy comes in the morning.

⁶Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be ^[d]moved.”
⁷Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
^(I)You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

⁸I cried out to You, O Lord;
And to the Lord I made supplication:
⁹“What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
^(J)Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
¹⁰Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹^(K)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off ^[e]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
¹²To the end that my ^[f]glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 30:3 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Syr., Vg. from those who descend to the pit
Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness
Psalm 30:5 a shout of joy
Psalm 30:6 shaken
Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning
Psalm 30:12 soul

James 5:10-11

New King James Version

¹⁰^(A)My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and ^(B)patience. ¹¹Indeed ^(C)we count them blessed who ^(D)endure. You have heard of ^(E)the perseverance of Job and seen ^(F)the end intended by the Lord—that ^(G)the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.