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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 CEV</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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David for the dedication of the temple.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer of Thanks</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.1" class="v19_30_1">1</span>I will praise you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_1">You saved me from the grave</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_1">and kept my enemies</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_1">from celebrating my death.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.2" class="v19_30_2">2</span>I prayed to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span> God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_2">and you healed me,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.3" class="v19_30_3">3</span>saving me from death</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_3">and the grave.</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>Your faithful people, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_4">will praise you with songs</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_4">and honor your holy name.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.5" class="v19_30_5">5</span>Your anger lasts a little while,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_5">but your kindness lasts</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_5">for a lifetime.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_5">At night we may cry,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_5">but when morning comes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_5">we will celebrate.</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 thought,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_6">“I'll never be shaken!”</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.7" class="v19_30_7">7</span>You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, were my friend,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_7">and you made me strong</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_7">as a mighty mountain.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_7">But when you hid your face,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_7">I was crushed.</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 prayed to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_8">and in my prayer I said,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.9" class="v19_30_9">9</span>“What good will it do you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_9">if I am in the grave?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_9">Once I have turned to dust,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_9">how can I praise you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_9">or tell how loyal you are?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.10" class="v19_30_10">10</span>Have pity, <span class="nd">Lord</span>! Help!”</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 turned my sorrow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_11">into joyful dancing.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_11">No longer am I sad</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_11">and wearing sackcloth.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.30.11!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.30.12" class="v19_30_12">12</span>I thank you from my heart,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_12">and I will never stop</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_30_12">singing your praises,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_30_12">my <span class="nd">Lord</span> and my God.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">30.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sackcloth: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A rough, dark-colored cloth made from goat or camel hair and used to make grain sacks. 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