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You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have untied my sackcloth and encircled me with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You turned my lament into dancing; You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have turned my sorrow into joyful dancing. No longer am I sad and wearing sackcloth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have changed my sobbing into dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with a garment of joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning to dancing for me, "" You have loosed my sackcloth, "" And gird me [with] joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst turn my wailing to dancing to me: thou didst loose my sackcloth, and thou wilt gird me with gladness;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed me with gladness: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 29:12>You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You changed my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For you turned my griefs into joy; you took off my sackcloth and you clothed me with joy!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/30-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3146" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">You Turned My Mourning into Dancing</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: hā·p̄aḵ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">You turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4553.htm" title="4553: mis·pə·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A wailing. From caphad; a lamentation.">my mourning</a> <a href="/hebrew/4234.htm" title="4234: lə·mā·ḥō·wl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A dance. From chuwl; a dance.">into dancing;</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pit·taḥ·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">You peeled off</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śaq·qî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">my sackcloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/247.htm" title="247: wat·tə·’az·zə·rê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To gird, encompass, equip. A primitive root; to belt.">and clothed me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8057.htm" title="8057: śim·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Joy, gladness, mirth. From sameach; blithesomeness or glee.">with joy,</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a></span><br />to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Jeremiah 31:13</a></span><br />Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:4</a></span><br />a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Isaiah 51:11</a></span><br />So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-21.htm">Luke 6:21</a></span><br />Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a></span><br />So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></span><br />He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9-10</a></span><br />Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm">2 Corinthians 6:10</a></span><br />sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;</p><p class="hdg">turned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></b></br> For his anger <i>endureth but</i> a moment; in his favour <i>is</i> life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy <i>cometh</i> in the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1,2</a></b></br> A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a></b></br> And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.</p><p class="hdg">dancing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/149-3.htm">Psalm 149:3</a></b></br> Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Psalm 150:4</a></b></br> Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14</a></b></br> And David danced before the LORD with all <i>his</i> might; and David <i>was</i> girded with a linen ephod.</p><p class="hdg">girded</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a></b></br> Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for <i>this</i> day <i>is</i> holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3,10</a></b></br> To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Luke 15:22</a></b></br> But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put <i>it</i> on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on <i>his</i> feet:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/40-10.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/job/41-22.htm">Dancing</a> <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Girdest</a> <a href="/psalms/21-6.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/job/30-31.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/29-2.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/job/16-15.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/30-31.htm">Wailing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/psalms/149-3.htm">Dancing</a> <a href="/psalms/45-3.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Girdest</a> <a href="/psalms/35-27.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/32-11.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/psalms/35-14.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Wailing</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">David praises God for his deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Mourning in ancient Israel often involved wearing sackcloth, a coarse material symbolizing grief and repentance. The act of turning mourning into dancing signifies a complete reversal of circumstances, often attributed to divine intervention. This transformation can be seen in the lives of biblical figures such as Joseph, who went from being imprisoned to becoming a ruler in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/41-41.htm">Genesis 41:41-43</a>). The imagery of dancing is associated with celebration and victory, as seen when David danced before the Lord with all his might (<a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate joy and victory found in Jesus Christ, who turns the sorrow of sin into the joy of salvation.<p><b>You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,</b><br>Sackcloth was traditionally worn during times of mourning or repentance, as seen in the story of Job (<a href="/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15</a>) and the people of Nineveh (<a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-6</a>). The removal of sackcloth symbolizes the end of a period of suffering or repentance, replaced by a new state of joy and restoration. This act of being "clothed with joy" suggests a divine bestowal of blessing and favor, akin to the prodigal son being given the best robe upon his return (<a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Luke 15:22</a>). The imagery of clothing is significant in Scripture, often representing righteousness and salvation, as in <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a>, where God clothes His people with garments of salvation. This transformation is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who offers believers a new identity and joy through His redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Psalm 30</a>, David is expressing gratitude for God's deliverance and transformation in his life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of the Psalm is often associated with the dedication of the Temple, a significant event in Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The event of God transforming mourning into joy, which is central to this verse, reflects a personal and communal experience of divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_by_god.htm">Transformation by God</a></b><br>God has the power to transform our deepest sorrows into profound joy. This transformation is a testament to His grace and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sackcloth_and_joy.htm">Symbolism of Sackcloth and Joy</a></b><br>Sackcloth represents mourning and repentance, while being clothed with joy signifies restoration and celebration. This imagery encourages believers to trust in God's ability to renew and restore.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_praise.htm">The Role of Praise</a></b><br>Just as David praises God for His deliverance, believers are encouraged to respond to God's transformative work with gratitude and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The transition from mourning to dancing reminds us that God's timing is perfect, and we are called to trust Him through all seasons of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_is_war_or_peace_appropriate.htm">What is the meaning of 'A Time to Mourn and Dance'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'a_time_to_mourn_and_dance'.htm">What is the meaning of "A Time to Mourn and Dance"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_the_god_of_hope_fill_you_with_joy.htm">Will the God of hope fill you with joy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_still_suffer_long.htm">Psalm 30:11-12: If mourning is truly turned to dancing, why do faithful believers throughout history often remain in prolonged suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Thou hast turned for me.</span>--This verse gives the answer to the prayer. <span class= "ital">Mourning </span>is literally <span class= "ital">beating the breast, </span>and therefore <span class= "ital">dancing </span>forms a proper parallelism; or else, according to one derivation of the word, <span class= "ital">machol </span>would suggest <span class= "ital">piping. </span>(See margin, <a href="/psalms/149-3.htm" title="Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and harp.">Psalm 149:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/150-4.htm" title="Praise him with the tambourine and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.">Psalm 150:4</a>; see Smith's <span class= "ital">Bible Dictionary, </span>under "Dance;" and <span class= "ital">Bible Educator, </span>vol. ii., p. 70; and comp. Note to <a href="/songs/6-13.htm" title="Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look on you. What will you see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.">Song of Solomon 6:13</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast turned</span> (rather, <span class="accented">thou turnedst</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>for me my mourning into dancing</span>. Suddenly, in a moment, all was changed. The angel ceased to slay. God bade him hold his hand. The Prophet Gad was sent with the joyful news to David, and commanded him at once to build an altar at Jehovah. Then the mourning ceased, and a joyful ceremonial was instituted, of which dancing, as so often, formed a part (see <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14-16</a>; <a href="/psalms/149-3.htm">Psalm 149:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Jeremiah 31:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast</span> <span class="cmt_word">put off</span> (rather, <span class="accented">didst put off</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>my sackcloth</span>. That the king had clothed himself in sackcloth on the occasion, is mentioned by the author of Chronicles (<a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">1 Chronicles 21:16</a>). And girded (<span class="accented">girdedst</span>) me with gladness (comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/30-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You turned</span><br /><span class="heb">הָפַ֣כְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·p̄aḵ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my mourning</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפְּדִי֮</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pə·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4553.htm">Strong's 4553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamentation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into dancing;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמָח֪וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mā·ḥō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4234.htm">Strong's 4234: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, dance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You peeled off</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּתַּ֥חְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(pit·taḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my sackcloth</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂקִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(śaq·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and clothed me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·’az·zə·rê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_247.htm">Strong's 247: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gird, encompass, equip</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with joy,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂמְחָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(śim·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8057.htm">Strong's 8057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blithesomeness, glee</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 30:11 You have turned my mourning into dancing (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/30-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 30:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 30:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>