Psalm 30 Study

(1) A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the House.

(2) I exalt You, Adonai, for You have lifted me up, and not let my enemies rejoice over me.

(3) Adonai, my God, I cried out to You,
and You healed me.

(4) Adonai, You lifted my soul up from Sheol, preserved me from going down into the Pit.

(5) O you faithful of God, sing out, and praise the holy name.

(6) For God's anger lasts just a moment,
and when pleased, there is life. One may cry at night but rejoice in the morning
(7) I said, when at peace, “I can never be shaken,”

(8) Adonai, at Your will, you raised up strong mountains. When You hid Your face, I panicked.

(9) I will call to You, Adonai; to my God I will plead,

(10) “What profit is there from my silence,
from my descent into the Pit? Can dust praise You and declare Your faithfulness?

(11) Hear, O God, and be merciful with me; O Adonai, help me!”

(12) You turned my lament into dancing,
you undid my sackcloth and girded me with joy,

(13) that [my] whole being might sing hymns to You endlessly; Adonai my God, I will praise You forever.

I [said, when at peace]—[...] It happens that a healthy person whose body is strong thinks that it will always be this way, and illness will never come to him, that his strength would diminish.

And I said in my tranquility In my tranquility, I thought that I would never falter. However, the matter is not in my power, but in the power of the Holy One of Blessing. With God's will, my mountain was upright, my greatness was [my] might, but when God's face was hidden from me, I was immediately frightened.