Psalm 30:6-12

Good News Translation

⁶ I felt secure and said to myself,
    “I will never be defeated.”
⁷ You were good to me, Lord;
    you protected me like a mountain fortress.
But then you hid yourself from me,
    and I was afraid.

⁸ I called to you, Lord;
    I begged for your help:
⁹ “What will you gain from my death?
    What profit from my going to the grave?
Are dead people able to praise you?
    Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?
¹⁰ Hear me, Lord, and be merciful!
    Help me, Lord!”

¹¹ You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance;
    you have taken away my sorrow
    and surrounded me with joy.
¹² So I will not be silent;
    I will sing praise to you.
Lord, you are my God;
    I will give you thanks forever.