Cántico para la dedicación de la Casa.[a] Salmo de David.

30 Te exaltaré, Señor, porque me levantaste,
    porque no dejaste que mis enemigos se burlaran de mí.
Señor mi Dios, te pedí ayuda
    y me sanaste.
Tú, Señor, me libraste de los dominios de la muerte;[b]
    me hiciste revivir de entre los muertos.

Canten al Señor, ustedes sus fieles;
    alaben su santo nombre.
Porque solo un instante dura su enojo,
    pero su buena voluntad, toda una vida.
Si por la noche hay llanto,
    por la mañana habrá gritos de alegría.

Cuando me sentí seguro, exclamé:
    «Jamás caeré».
Tú, Señor, en tu buena voluntad,
    me exaltaste como monte poderoso;[c]
pero cuando escondiste tu rostro,
    yo quedé angustiado.

A ti clamo, Señor Soberano;
    a ti me vuelvo suplicante.
¿Qué ganas tú con que yo muera,[d]
    con que descienda yo al sepulcro?
¿Acaso el polvo te alabará
    o proclamará tu verdad?
10 Oye, Señor; compadécete de mí.
    ¡Sé tú, Señor, mi ayuda!

11 Convertiste mi lamento en danza;
    me quitaste la ropa de luto
    y me vestiste de alegría,
12 para que te cante y te glorifique
    y no me quede callado.
¡Señor mi Dios, siempre te daré gracias!

Footnotes

  1. 30 Título. Casa. Alt. palacio, o Templo.
  2. 30:3 de los dominios de la muerte. Lit. del Seol.
  3. 30:7 Es decir, el Monte Sión.
  4. 30:9 con que yo muera. Lit. con mi sangre.

Thanksgiving for Answered Prayer

A psalm; a song for the dedication of the house.[a] Of David.[b]

30 I will exalt you, O Yahweh,
because you have drawn me up,
and have not made my enemies rejoice over me.
O Yahweh, my God,
I cried for help to you,
and you healed me.
O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol.
You preserved me alive
from among those going down [c] to the pit.
Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy fame.[d]
For there is a moment in his anger;
there is a lifetime in his favor.
Weeping lodges for the evening,
but in the morning comes rejoicing.
But as for me, I had said in my prosperity,
“I shall not be moved ever.”
O Yahweh, by your favor
you caused my strong mountain to stand.
You hid your face. I was bewildered.
To you, O Yahweh, I called,
and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,
“What gain is there in my death,[e]
in my going down into the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 “O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me.
O Yahweh, be my helper.”
11 You have turned my wailing into my dancing.
You have removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with joy
12 so that I[f] may sing praises to you
and not be quiet.
O Yahweh, my God,
I will give thanks to you forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:1 Or “temple”
  2. Psalm 30:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  3. Psalm 30:3 According to the Kethib; the reading tradition (Qere) reads “so I would not go down”
  4. Psalm 30:4 Literally “to the fame of his holiness”
  5. Psalm 30:9 Literally “blood”
  6. Psalm 30:12 Literally “my glory”

Psalm 30[a]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David.

I will exalt(A) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths(B)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(C)
Lord my God, I called to you for help,(D)
    and you healed me.(E)
You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(F)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.(G)

Sing(H) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(I)
    praise his holy name.(J)
For his anger(K) lasts only a moment,(L)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(M)
weeping(N) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(O)

When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(P)
Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[c] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(Q)
    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?(R)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(S)
10 Hear,(T) Lord, and be merciful to me;(U)
    Lord, be my help.(V)

11 You turned my wailing(W) into dancing;(X)
    you removed my sackcloth(Y) and clothed me with joy,(Z)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(AA) you forever.(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
  2. Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
  3. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

30 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.

11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.