Psalms 30:4-9

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

⁵For 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.

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

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

⁸I 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?