Psalm 30
EasyEnglish Bible
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.
2 Lord, my God, I called to you for help,
and you have made me well again.
3 Lord, you pulled me up
out of the deep hole of death.
You saved me
from among those who are going into the grave.
4 Sing to the Lord,
you people who trust him.
Praise his holy name.
5 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]
6 When I was feeling safe and strong,
I thought, ‘Nothing can ever destroy me.’
7 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]
8 I called to you for help, Lord.
I asked you to be kind to me, my Lord.
9 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Psaltaren 30
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psalm 30
Tacksägelse för räddning
1 En psalm, en sång av David för templets invigning.
2 Jag vill upphöja dig, Herre,
ty du drog mig upp ur djupet,
du lät ej mina fiender glädja sig över mig.
3 Herre, min Gud, jag ropade till dig
och du helade mig.
4 Herre, du förde min själ upp ur dödsriket,
du tog mig levande tillbaka,
bort från dem som farit ner i graven.
5 Lovsjung Herren, ni hans fromma,
prisa hans heliga namn!
6 Ty ett ögonblick varar hans vrede,
hela livet hans nåd.
Om aftonen gästar gråt,
om morgonen kommer jubel.
7 Jag sade när det gick mig väl:
"Jag skall aldrig vackla."
8 Herre, i din nåd hade du gjort mitt berg starkt,
men när du dolde ditt ansikte blev jag förskräckt.
9 Till dig, Herre, ropade jag,
till Herren bad jag om nåd:
10 "Vilken vinning har du av mitt blod,
av att jag far ner i graven?
Kan stoftet tacka dig,
kan det förkunna din trofasthet?
11 Hör, Herre, var mig nådig!
Herre, var min hjälpare!
12 Du förvandlade min klagan till dans,
du tog av mig sorgens dräkt
och klädde mig i glädje.
13 Därför skall min själ lovsjunga dig utan att tystna.
Herre, min Gud, jag vill tacka dig för evigt.
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