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Salmo cantado en la dedicación de la Casa.

Salmo de David.

30 Te glorificaré, oh Jehová, porque me has exaltado,

Y no permitiste que mis enemigos se alegraran de mí.

Jehová Dios mío,

A ti clamé, y me sanaste.

Oh Jehová, hiciste subir mi alma del Seol;

Me diste vida, para que no descendiese a la sepultura.

Cantad a Jehová, vosotros sus santos,

Y celebrad la memoria de su santidad.

Porque un momento será su ira,

Pero su favor dura toda la vida.

Por la noche durará el lloro,

Y a la mañana vendrá la alegría.

En mi prosperidad dije yo:

No seré jamás conmovido,

Porque tú, Jehová, con tu favor me afirmaste como monte fuerte.

Escondiste tu rostro, fui turbado.

A ti, oh Jehová, clamaré,

Y al Señor suplicaré.

¿Qué provecho hay en mi muerte cuando descienda a la sepultura?

¿Te alabará el polvo? ¿Anunciará tu verdad?

10 Oye, oh Jehová, y ten misericordia de mí;

Jehová, sé tú mi ayudador.

11 Has cambiado mi lamento en baile;

Desataste mi cilicio, y me ceñiste de alegría.

12 Por tanto, a ti cantaré, gloria mía, y no estaré callado.

Jehová Dios mío, te alabaré para siempre.

David wrote this song. He asks God to bless the Temple.

Thank you, Lord[a]

30 Lord, I will praise you,
    because you have saved me from death.
You have not let my enemies laugh at me.
Lord, my God, I called to you for help,
    and you have made me well again.
Lord, you pulled me up
    out of the deep hole of death.
You saved me
    from among those who are going into the grave.
Sing to the Lord,
    you people who trust him.
Praise his holy name.
His anger continues only for a moment,
    but he is kind to us for our whole life.
You may be sad all through the night,
    but in the morning, you will be happy again.[b]

When I was feeling safe and strong,
    I thought, ‘Nothing can ever destroy me.’
But Lord, it was you who made my kingdom strong,
    because you are so kind.
But then you turned away from me,
    and I became very afraid.[c]
I called to you for help, Lord.
I asked you to be kind to me, my Lord.
If I go down into the deep hole of death,
    that will not help you!
My dead body cannot praise you there!
    It cannot tell people to trust you!
10 Lord, please listen to me!
    Please be kind to me!
Lord, please be my helper!

11 Now you have caused me to stop crying,
    so that I dance instead!
I do not need to wear sackcloth,
    because I am no longer sad.
Instead, you have made me very happy.[d]
12 So I am truly happy and I will sing to praise you.
    I cannot stay quiet!
Lord, my God,
    I will continue to thank you for ever.

Footnotes

  1. 30:1 In this psalm, David thanks God for taking care of him. Sometimes David had trouble. He thought that he would die. But when he asked God for help, God was very kind to him. Then David remembered to thank God. He tells other people to praise God too. We can all use Psalm 30 when God answers our prayers.
  2. 30:5 David was very ill. He thought that he would soon die. He prayed to God. God made him well again. So he asks everyone that believes in God to praise God with him. God was angry only for a short time.
  3. 30:7 David thought that he had made himself safe. God showed David that this was not true. It was only God that made David safe and strong.
  4. 30:11 David is now happy again. He does not need to wear rough clothes (sackcloth) any more. People wore sackcloth to show that they were very sad.

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.
O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You (D)healed me.
O 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.

(F)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [b]His holy name.
For (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.

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

I cried out to You, O Lord;
And to the Lord I made supplication:
“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?
10 Hear, 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,
12 To 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

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