Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

30 ⁽⁰⁾ A psalm. A song for the dedication of the house. By David:

^2 (1) I will exalt you, Adonai, because you drew me up;
you didn’t let my enemies rejoice over me.
^3 (2) Adonai my God, I cried out to you,
and you provided healing for me.
^4 (3) Adonai, you lifted me up from Sh’ol;
you kept me alive when I was sinking into a pit.

^5 (4) Sing praise to Adonai, you faithful of his;
and give thanks on recalling his holiness.
^6 (5) For his anger is momentary,
but his favor lasts a lifetime.
Tears may linger for the night,
but with dawn come cries of joy.

^7 (6) Once I was prosperous and used to say,
that nothing could ever shake me —
^8 (7) when you showed me favor, Adonai,
I was firm as a mighty mountain.
But when you hid your face,
I was struck with terror.

^9 (8) I called to you, Adonai;
to Adonai I pleaded for mercy:
^10 (9) “What advantage is there in my death,
in my going down to the pit?
Can the dust praise you?
Can it proclaim your truth?
^11 (10) Hear me, Adonai, and show me your favor!
Adonai, be my helper!”

^12 (11) You turned my mourning into dancing!
You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
^13 (12) so that my well-being can praise you and not be silent;
Adonai my God, I will thank you forever!

¹¹ Woe to those who get up early
to pursue intoxicating liquor;
who stay up late at night,
until wine inflames them.
¹² They have lutes and lyres, drums and flutes,
and wine at their parties;
but they pay no attention to how Adonai works
and never look at what his hands have made.
¹³ For such lack of knowledge
my people go into exile;
this is also why their respected men starve
and their masses are parched from thirst.
¹⁴ Therefore Sh’ol has enlarged itself
and opened its limitless jaws —
and down go their nobles and masses,
along with their noise and revels.
¹⁵ The masses are lowered, the nobles are humbled —
proud looks will be brought down.
¹⁶ But Adonai-Tzva’ot is exalted through justice,
God the Holy One is consecrated through righteousness.
¹⁷ Then lambs will be able to feed
as if they were in their own pasture,
and those wandering through will eat
from the ruined fields of the overfed.