By your favor, O Lord,
    you made my (A)mountain stand strong;
you (B)hid your face;
    I was (C)dismayed.

To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and (D)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
“What profit is there in my death,[a]
    if I go down to the pit?[b]
Will (E)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
  2. Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

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