Psalm of the Day – September 17, 2019 (Psalm 30)

1   I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up, 
          and did not let my foes rejoice over me. 
2   O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, 
          and you have healed me. 
3   O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol, 
          restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

4   Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones, 
          and give thanks to his holy name. 
5   For his anger is but for a moment; 
          his favor is for a lifetime. 
     Weeping may linger for the night, 
          but joy comes with the morning.

6   As for me, I said in my prosperity, 
          “I shall never be moved.” 
7   By your favor, O LORD, 
          you had established me as a strong mountain; 
     you hid your face; 
          I was dismayed. 
8   To you, O LORD, I cried, 
          and to the LORD I made supplication: 
9   “What profit is there in my death, 
          if I go down to the Pit? 
     Will the dust praise you? 
          Will it tell of your faithfulness? 
10  Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! 
          O LORD, be my helper!” 

11  You have turned my mourning into dancing; 
          you have taken off my sackcloth 
          and clothed me with joy, 
12  so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. 
          O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

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