Psalm 30

New King James Version

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.
²O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You ^(D)healed me.
³O 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.

⁴^(F)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of ^[b]His holy name.
⁵For ^(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.

⁶Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be ^[d]moved.”
⁷Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
^(I)You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

⁸I cried out to You, O Lord;
And to the Lord I made supplication:
⁹“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?
¹⁰Hear, 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,
¹²To 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

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

1 Chronicles 22

New King James Version

David Prepares to Build the Temple

22 Then David said, ^(A)“This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” ²So David commanded to gather the ^(B)aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to ^(C)cut hewn stones to build the house of God. ³And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance ^(D)beyond measure, ⁴and cedar trees in abundance; for the ^(E)Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

⁵Now David said, ^(F)“Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death.

⁶Then he called for his son Solomon, and ^[a]charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. ⁷And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, ^(G)it was in my mind to build a house ^(H)to the name of the Lord my God; ⁸but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^(I)‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. ⁹^(J)Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him ^(K)rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be ^[b]Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. ¹⁰^(L)He shall build a house for My name, and ^(M)he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ ¹¹Now, my son, may ^(N)the Lord be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the Lord your God, as He has said to you. ¹²Only may the Lord ^(O)give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. ¹³^(P)Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord ^[c]charged Moses concerning Israel. ^(Q)Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. ¹⁴Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron ^(R)beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. ¹⁵Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work. ¹⁶Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and ^(S)the Lord be with you.”

¹⁷David also commanded all the ^(T)leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, ¹⁸“Is not the Lord your God with you? ^(U)And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people. ¹⁹Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to ^(V)bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built ^(W)for the name of the Lord.”