Chapter 30 - Extol the Lord for help

1 I will extol thee, O LORD;

for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2 O LORD, my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave:

thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.1

4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

5 For his anger endureth but a moment;

in his favour is life:

weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

6 And in my prosperity I said,

I shall never be moved.

7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong:

thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth?

10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me:

LORD, be thou my helper.

11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:

thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;2

12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD, my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.