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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 30 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/30.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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31">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer of Thanksgiving<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.30.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.1" class="v19_30_1">1</span>I praise you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, because you have saved me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_1">and kept my enemies from gloating over me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.2" class="v19_30_2">2</span>I cried to you for help, O <span class="nd">Lord</span> my God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_2">and you healed me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.3" class="v19_30_3">3</span>you kept me from the grave.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_3">I was on my way to the depths below,<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.30.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_3">but you restored my life.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.4" class="v19_30_4">4</span>Sing praise to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_4">all his faithful people!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_4">Remember what the Holy One has done,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_4">and give him thanks!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.5" class="v19_30_5">5</span>His anger lasts only a moment,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_5">his goodness for a lifetime.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_5">Tears may flow in the night,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_5">but joy comes in the morning.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.6" class="v19_30_6">6</span>I felt secure and said to myself,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_6">“I will never be defeated.”</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.7" class="v19_30_7">7</span>You were good to me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_7">you protected me like a mountain fortress.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_7">But then you hid yourself from me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_7">and I was afraid.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.8" class="v19_30_8">8</span>I called to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_8">I begged for your help:</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.9" class="v19_30_9">9</span>“What will you gain from my death?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_9">What profit from my going to the grave?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_9">Are dead people able to praise you?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_9">Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.10" class="v19_30_10">10</span>Hear me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, and be merciful!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_10">Help me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.11" class="v19_30_11">11</span>You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_11">you have taken away my sorrow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_11">and surrounded me with joy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.12" class="v19_30_12">12</span>So I will not be silent;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_12">I will sing praise to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_12"><span class="nd">Lord</span>, you are my God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_12">I will give you thanks forever.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A song for the dedication of the Temple; a psalm by David.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">30.3: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">the depths below: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The world of the dead (see 6.5).</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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