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CHAP. XXX.

1 Dauid prayseth God for his deliuerance. 4 He exhorteth others to praise him by example of Gods dealing with him.

¹ [A Psalme, and song at the dedication of the house of Dauid.] I wil extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast lifted me vp; and hast not made my foes to reioyce ouer me.

² O Lord my God, I cried vnto thee, and thou hast healed me.

³ O Lord, thou hast brought vp my soule from the graue: thou hast kept me aliue, that I should not goe downe to the pit.

⁴ Sing vnto the Lord, (O yee Saints of his) and giue thanks at the remembrance of his holinesse.⁴

⁵ For his anger endureth but a moment; in his fauour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but ioy commeth in the morning.⁵

⁶ And in my prosperitie I said, I shall neuer be mooued.

⁷ Lord, by thy fauour thou hast made my mountaine to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.⁷

⁸ I cried to thee, O Lord: and vnto the Lord I made supplication.

⁹ What profit is there in my blood, when I goe downe to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy trueth?⁹

A prayer of the faithfull.

¹⁰ Heare, O Lord, and haue mercie vpon me: Lord be thou my helper.

¹¹ Thou hast turned for mee my mourning into dauncing: thou hast put off my sackecloth, and girded mee with gladnesse:

¹² To the end that my glory may sing prayse to thee, and not be silent: O Lord my God, I will giue thankes vnto thee for euer.¹²

Psalms Chapter 30 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):

⁴ Or, to the memoriall.
⁵ Heb. there is but a moment in his anger. , Hebr. in the euening. , Hebr. singing.
⁷ Hebr. setled strength for my mountaine.
⁹ Psal.6.6. and 88.11. and 115. 17.
¹² That is, my tongue, or my soule.

* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania