Song (Psalm) 30

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version

30:1 Thanking Yahweh after sickness

A Prayer of Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving for Recovery from Grave Illness

A song by David for the temple dedication.

A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the temple. Of David.; A psalm (a song for the dedication of the temple): for David; A psalm of David, sung at the dedication of the Temple.; A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David.

30 I’ll praise you, Yahweh, because you’ve ≈helped me succeed

≈and haven’t allowed my enemies to ≈take advantage of me.

2 Yahweh my God, I called out to you for help,

and you healed me.

3 Yahweh, you’ve ≈saved me from death.

You’ve kept me alive from going down into the grave.

4 Sing praises to Yahweh, you ≈who are faithful to him.

≈Give thanks ≈to the sinless one

5 because his anger is only for a moment, but his favour is for a lifetime.

≈Weeping comes for a night, but happiness comes in the morning.

6 ≈When things were going well, I said,

“≈Nothing will ever shake me.”

7 Yahweh, by your favour you established me as a strong mountain,

but when you ≈moved out of sight from me, I ≈got worried.

8 I called out to you for help, Yahweh,

≈and ≈tried to win my master’s favour.

9 What advantage would there be in my death,

≈if I go down to the ≈grave?

Will the dust praise you?

≈Will it declare your faithfulness?

10 Listen to me, Yahweh, and ≈have mercy on me

≈Yahweh, be my helper.

11 You’ve turned my mourning into dancing for me.

You’ve removed my ≈mourning clothes and dressed me with gladness instead.

12 So now my glory will sing praise to you and not be silent; Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

↑ 30  A_song the_song_of the_dedication_of the_house of_Dāvid.

2 \f + \fr 30:2 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

1\f* exalt_you Oh_YHWH if/because drawn_up_me and_not you_have_allowed_to_rejoice enemies_of_my to_me.

3 \f + \fr 30:3 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

2\f* Oh_YHWH god_of_my I_cried_for_help to_you and_healed_me.

4 \f + \fr 30:4 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

3\f* Oh_YHWH you_brought_up from Shəʼōl soul_of_my spared_me from_among_going_down\f + \fr 30:4 \ft OSHB variant note: מ/יורדי: (x-qere) ’מִ/יָּֽרְדִ/י’: lemma_m/3381 morph_HR/Vqc/Sp1cs id_192Bh מִ/יָּֽרְדִ/י\f* (of)_the_pit.

5 \f + \fr 30:5 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

4\f* sing_praises to/for_YHWH faithful_of_his and_give_thanks to_name_of holy_of_his.

6 \f + \fr 30:6 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

5\f* if/because a_moment in/on/at/with_anger_of_his life in/on/at/with_favour_of_his in/on/at/with_night it_passes_the_night weeping and_in_the_morning a_shout_of_joy.

7 \f + \fr 30:7 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

6\f* and_me I_said in/on/at/with_prosperity_of_my not I_will_be_shaken to_forever.

8 \f + \fr 30:8 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

7\f* Oh_YHWH in/on/at/with_favour_of_your you_made_stand to_mountain_of_my strength you_hid face_of_your I_was disturbed.

9 \f + \fr 30:9 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

8\f* to_you Oh_YHWH I_called_out and_near/to my_master I_sought_favour.

10 \f + \fr 30:10 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

9\f* what is_the_profit in/on/at/with_death_of_my in/on/at/with_go_down_I to the_pit praise_you dust proclaim faithfulness_of_your.

11 \f + \fr 30:11 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

10\f* hear Oh_YHWH and_gracious_me Oh_YHWH\f + \fr 30:11 \ft OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

\f* be a_helper to_me.

12 \f + \fr 30:12 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

11\f* you_turned mourning_of_my into_dancing to_me you_untie/releasened sackcloth_of_my and_clothed_me joy.

13 \f + \fr 30:13 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

30.

12\f* so_that sing_you honour and_not it_may_be_silent Oh_YHWH god_of_my to_forever give_thanks_you.