Psalms 30:4-11 in English

⁴ Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

⁷ Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah 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 Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.

¹¹ Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

⁴ For thou art my strength and my refuge; and thou shalt guide me for thy name's sake, and maintain me.

⁵ Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for thou, O Lord, art my defender.

⁶ Into thine hands I will commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

⁷ Thou hast hated them that idly persist in vanities: but I have hoped in the Lord.

⁸ I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: for thou hast looked upon mine affliction; thou hast saved my soul from distresses.

⁹ And thou hast not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a wide place.

¹⁰ Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with indignation, my soul and my belly.

¹¹ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.

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;

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;

⁴ You shall bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for you, O Lord, are my defender.

⁵ Into your hands I will commit my spirit: you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

⁶ You have hated them that idly persist in vanities: but I have hoped in the Lord.

⁷ I will exult and be glad in your mercy: for you have looked upon my affliction; you have saved my soul from distresses.

⁸ And you have not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: you have set my feet in a wide place.

⁹ Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with indignation, my soul and by belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.

¹¹ I became a reproach among all my enemies, but exceedingly so to my neighbors, and a fear to my acquaintance: they that saw me without fled from me.

⁴ Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

⁷ Thou, LORD, of thy favour hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; 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 loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:

⁴ All you who belong to Yahweh, sing praise to him! Think about what God, the holy one, has done, and thank him!

⁵ When he becomes angry, he is angry for only a very short time HYP, but he is good to us all of our life. We may cry during the night, but the next morning we will be joyful.

⁶ As for me, when I had no troubles, I said to myself, “No one will defeat me!”

⁷ Yahweh, because you were good to me, at first you caused me to be safe as though I was inside MET a mountain. But then I became ill, and I thought that you had turned away from me, and I became afraid.

⁸ Then I called out to you, and I pleaded for you to help me.

⁹ I said, “Yahweh, ◄what will you gain if I die?/ you won't gain anything if I die►MTY. ◄In what way will it benefit you?/it won't benefit you at all► if I go to the place where the dead people are RHQ. Dead people are certainly not able to praise you RHQ, and they are not able to tell others that you are trustworthy RHQ!

¹⁰ Yahweh, listen to me, and be merciful to me! Yahweh, help me!”

¹¹ But now you have healed me, and you have caused me to change from being sad to dancing joyfully. You have taken away the clothes that showed that I was very sad and you have given me clothes that showed that I was very joyful.

⁴ You shall bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for you, O Lord, are my defender.

⁵ Into your hands I will commit my spirit: you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

⁶ You have hated them that idly persist in vanities: but I have hoped in the Lord.

⁷ I will exult and be glad in your mercy: for you have looked upon my affliction; you have saved my soul from distresses.

⁸ And you have not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: you have set my feet in a wide place.

⁹ Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with indignation, my soul and by belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.

¹¹ I became a reproach amongst all my enemies, but exceedingly so to my neighbours, and a fear to my acquaintance: they that saw me without fled from me.

⁴ Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, LORD, when you favoured me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Make songs to the Lord, O you saints of his, and give praise to his holy name.

⁵ For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ When things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.

⁷ Lord, by your grace you have kept my mountain strong: when your face was turned from me I was troubled.

⁸ My voice went up to you, O Lord; I made my prayer to the Lord.

⁹ What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?

¹⁰ Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.

¹¹ By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;

⁴ Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

⁵ For a moment is passed in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

⁷ Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

⁸ I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication:

⁹ What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

¹⁰ Hear, O Jehovah, and be gracious unto me; Jehovah, be my helper.

¹¹ Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

⁴ For thou art my strength and my refuge; and for thy name’s sake thou wilt lead me, and nourish me.

⁵ Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me: for thou art my protector.

⁶ Into thy hands I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth.

⁷ Thou hast hated them that regard vanities, to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord:

⁸ I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For thou best regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses.

⁹ And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.

¹⁰ Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with wrath, my soul, and my belly:

¹¹ For my life is wasted with grief: and my years in sighs. My strength is weakened through poverty and my bones are disturbed.

⁴ You who trust the Lord, sing praises to him, and be thankful for his holy character!

⁵ For his anger only lasts a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime. You may spend the night in tears, but happiness comes with the morning.

⁶ When things were going well, I said, “Nothing will ever shake me!”

⁷ Lord, when you showed me your favor I stood as strong as a mountain; when you turned away from me I was terrified.

⁸ I called out to you for help, Lord. I asked the Lord for grace, saying,

⁹ What would you gain if I die, if I go down into the pit of death? Would my dust praise you? Would it tell of your trustworthiness?

¹⁰ Please listen to me, Lord, and be gracious to me! Lord, you are the one who helps me.

¹¹ You have turned my weeping into dancing. You have taken off my clothes of sackcloth and dressed me in happiness,

⁴ Sing praises vnto the Lord, ye his Saintes, and giue thankes before the remembrance of his Holinesse.

⁵ For he endureth but a while in his anger: but in his fauour is life: weeping may abide at euening, but ioy commeth in the morning.

⁶ And in my prosperitie I sayde, I shall neuer be moued.

⁷ For thou Lord of thy goodnes hadest made my mountaine to stande strong: but thou didest hide thy face, and I was troubled.

⁸ Then cried I vnto thee, O Lord, and praied to my Lord.

⁹ What profite is there in my blood, when I go downe to the pit? shall the dust giue thankes vnto thee? or shall it declare thy trueth?

¹⁰ Heare, O Lord, and haue mercy vpon me: Lord, be thou mine helper.

¹¹ Thou hast turned my mourning into ioy: thou hast loosed my sacke and girded mee with gladnesse.

⁴ (30-5) Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.

⁵ (30-6) For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.

⁶ (30-7) Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.'

⁷ (30-8) Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold — Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.

⁸ (30-9) Unto Thee, O LORD, did I call, and unto the LORD I made supplication:

⁹ (30-10) '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 (30-11) Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.'

¹¹ (30-12) Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;

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;

⁴ (30:5) Sing unto the Lord, O ye his pious ones, and give thanks to the memorial of his holiness.

⁵ (30:6) For his anger is momentary, but life is in his favor: in the evening cometh weeping to stay for a night, but in the morning, there is joyful song.

⁶ (30:7) And I had said indeed in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

⁷ (30:8) Lord, by thy favor hadst thou caused my mountain to stand in strength: thou didst hide thy face, and I was terrified.

⁸ (30:9) Unto thee, O Lord, will I call; and unto the Lord will I make supplication.

⁹ (30:10) What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the grave? Shall the dust thank thee? shall it announce thy truth?

¹⁰ (30:11) Hear, O Lord, and be gracious unto me: Lord, be thou a helper unto me.

¹¹ (30:12) Thou hast changed my mourning into dancing for me; thou hast loosened my sack-cloth, and girded me with joy.

⁴ For thou art my strength and my refuge; And thou shalt guide me for thy name’s sake, and maintain me.

⁵ Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; For thou, O Lord, art my defender.

⁶ Into thy hands I will commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

⁷ Thou hast hated them that idly persist in vanities: But I have hoped in the Lord.

⁸ I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: For thou hast looked upon mine affliction; Thou hast saved my soul from distresses.

⁹ And thou hast not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: Thou hast set my feet in a wide place.

¹⁰ Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: My eye is troubled with indignation, My soul and my belly.

¹¹ For my life is spent with grief, And my years with groanings: My strength has been weakened through poverty, And my bones are troubled.

⁴ Sing unto the LORD, O ye his servants! And praise his holy name!

⁵ For his anger endureth but a moment, But his favor through life; In the evening sorrow may be a guest, But joy cometh in the morning.

⁶ I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved!”

⁷ Thou, O LORD! by thy favor, hast made my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled!

⁸ I cried unto thee, O LORD! To the LORD I made supplication:

⁹ “What will my blood profit thee, that I should go down to the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?

¹⁰ Hear, O LORD! and have pity upon me! Be thou, LORD! my helper!”

¹¹ Thou didst turn my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness.

⁴ Sing praise to the Lord, faithful people; give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger lasts only a moment, his favour endures for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but the morning brings shouts of joy.

⁶ When all went well, I imagined that never should I be shaken.

⁷ For by your favour, O Lord, you had set me on mountains strong: but you hide your face, and I was confounded.

⁸ Then to you, Lord, I cried, to the Lord I begged for mercy,

⁹ “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Can you be praised by dust? Can it tell of your faithfulness?

¹⁰ Hear, Lord, and show me your favour, Lord be a helper to me.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning to dancing; my sackcloth you have unloosed, and clothed me with joy:

⁴ Sing praise to the Lord, faithful people; give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger lasts only a moment, his favor endures for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but the morning brings shouts of joy.

⁶ When all went well, I imagined that never should I be shaken.

⁷ For by your favor, O Lord, you had set me on mountains strong: but you hide your face, and I was confounded.

⁸ Then to you, Lord, I cried, to the Lord I begged for mercy,

⁹ “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Can you be praised by dust? Can it tell of your faithfulness?

¹⁰ Hear, Lord, and show me your favor, Lord be a helper to me.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning to dancing; my sackcloth you have unloosed, and clothed me with joy:

⁴ Sing zahmar ·musical praise· to Adonai , you saints of his. Yadah ·Extend hands in thankful praise· to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, Adonai , when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, Adonai . I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, Adonai , and have mercy on me. Adonai , be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful people! Give thanks when you remember his holiness.

⁵ For his anger is only for a moment; but his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping comes for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ In confidence I said, “I will never be shaken.”

⁷ Yahweh, by your favor you established me as a strong mountain; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, Yahweh, and sought favor from my Lord!

⁹ What advantage is there in my death, if I go down to the grave? Will the dust praise you? Will it declare your trustworthiness?

¹⁰ Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me! Yahweh, be my helper.

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.

⁴ Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, LORD, when you favoured me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Sing to 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 favor 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 favor 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 to 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;

⁴ Sing praise to the LORD, you holy ones of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Sing praise to the LORD, you holy ones of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment. His favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ You, LORD, when you favoured me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:

⁹ “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

¹⁰ Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

⁴ Ye saints of the Lord, sing to the Lord; and acknowledge ye to the mind of his holiness.

⁵ For ire is in his indignation; and life is in his will. Weeping shall dwell at eventide; and gladness at the morrowtide.

⁶ Forsooth I said in my plenty; I shall not be moved without end.

⁷ Lord, in thy will; thou hast given virtue to my fairness. Thou turnedest away thy face from me; and I am made troubled.

⁸ Lord, I shall cry to thee; and I shall pray to my God.

⁹ What profit is in my blood; while I go down into corruption? Whether dust shall acknowledge to thee; either it shall tell of thy truth?

¹⁰ The Lord heard, and had mercy on me; the Lord is made mine helper.

¹¹ Thou hast turned my wailing into joy to me; thou hast rent my sack-cloth, and hast encompassed me with gladness.

⁴ Ye saints of the Lord, sing to the Lord; and acknowledge ye to the mind of his holiness (or and give ye thanks at the remembrance of his holiness).

⁵ For ire is in his indignation; and life is in his will. Weeping shall dwell at eventide; and gladness at the morrowtide. (For there is anger in his indignation; but there is life in his favour or in his good will. Weeping shall remain through the evening; but gladness shall come in the morning.)

⁶ Forsooth I said in my plenty; I shall not be moved into without end. (But I said in the midst of my plenty, or of my abundance, I shall never be shaken, or defeated.)

⁷ Lord, in thy will; thou hast given virtue to my fairness. Thou turnedest away thy face from me; and I am made troubled. (Lord, by thy favour, thou hast protected me; yea, like a mountain stronghold. But then thou hast turned thy face away from me; and I was greatly troubled.)

⁸ Lord, I shall cry to thee; and I shall pray to my God. (Lord, I cried to thee; yea, I prayed to my God.)

⁹ What profit is in my blood; while I go down into corruption? Whether dust shall acknowledge to thee; either it shall tell thy truth? (And I said, What profit is there in my death; if I go down into the pit? Shall the dust then praise thee? or can it tell about thy truth?)

¹⁰ The Lord heard, and had mercy on me; the Lord is made mine helper. (Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be thou my helper.)

¹¹ Thou hast turned my wailing into joy to me; thou hast rent my sackcloth, and hast (en)compassed me with gladness. (And now, thou hast turned my wailing into joy for me; thou hast torn off my sackcloth, and surrounded me with gladness.)

⁴ Sing praise to Jehovah, ye His saints, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness,

⁵ For — a moment is in His anger, Life is in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

⁶ And I — I have said in mine ease, 'I am not moved — to the age.

⁷ O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face — I have been troubled.

⁸ Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, And unto Jehovah I make supplication.

⁹ 'What gain is in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?

¹⁰ Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'

¹¹ Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me with joy.