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Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
    and give thanks to his holy name.(A)
For his anger is but for a moment;
    his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.(B)

As for me, I said in my prosperity,
    “I shall never be moved.”
By your favor, O Lord,
    you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
    I was dismayed.(C)

To you, O Lord, I cried,
    and to the Lord I made supplication:
“What profit is there in my death,
    if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?(D)
10 Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”[a]

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing;
    you have taken off my sackcloth
    and clothed me with joy,(E)
12 so that my soul[b] may praise you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.(F)

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  1. 30.10 Or The Lord heard and was gracious to me; the Lord became my helper
  2. 30.12 Heb that glory

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)
For his anger(D) lasts only a moment,(E)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(F)
weeping(G) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(H)

When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(I)
Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[a] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(J)
    I was dismayed.

To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?(K)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(L)
10 Hear,(M) Lord, and be merciful to me;(N)
    Lord, be my help.(O)

11 You turned my wailing(P) into dancing;(Q)
    you removed my sackcloth(R) and clothed me with joy,(S)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(T) you forever.(U)

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  1. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion