Psalm 30
I will exalt you, O Lord,
for you have drawn me up from the depths
: and have not suffered my foes to triumph over me.
O Lord my God, I cried to you
: and you have made me whole.
You brought me back, O Lord, from the land of silence
: you saved my life from among those that go down to the Pit.
Sing praises to the Lord, all you his faithful ones
: and give thanks to his holy name.
For if in his anger is havoc,
in his good favour is life
: heaviness may endure for a night,
but joy comes in the morning.
In my prosperity I said ‘I shall never be moved
: your goodness, O Lord, has set me on so firm a hill.’
Then you hid your face from me
: and I was greatly dismayed.
I cried to you, O God
: and made my petition humbly to my Lord.
‘What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit
: can the dust give you thanks, or declare your faithfulness?
‘Hear, O Lord, and be merciful
: O Lord, be my helper.’
You have turned my lamentation into dancing
: you have put off my sackcloth and girded me with joy,
That my heart may sing your praise and never be silent
: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.