Psalm 30-31

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30 I will ^(B)extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and have not let my foes ^(C)rejoice over me.
² O Lord my God, I ^(D)cried to you for help,
    and you have ^(E)healed me.
³ O Lord, you have brought up my soul from ^(F)Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who ^(G)go down to the pit.^[a]
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you ^(H)his saints,
    and ^(I)give thanks to his holy name.^[b]
5 (J)For his anger is but for a moment,
    and ^(K)his favour is for a lifetime.^[c]
(L)Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but ^(M)joy comes with the morning.
⁶ As for me, I said in my ^(N)prosperity,
    “I shall never be ^(O)moved.”
⁷ By your favour, O Lord,
    you made my ^(P)mountain stand strong;
you ^(Q)hid your face;
    I was ^(R)dismayed.
⁸ To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and ^(S)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹ “What profit is there in my death,^[d]
    if I go down to the pit?^[e]
Will ^(T)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
^10 (U)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”
¹¹ You have turned for me my mourning into ^(V)dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
¹² that my ^(W)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you for ever!

31 ^(X)In you, O Lord, do I ^(Y)take refuge;
    ^(Z)let me never be put to shame;
    in your ^(AA)righteousness deliver me!
² Incline your ear to me;
    rescue me speedily!
Be ^(AB)a rock of ^(AC)refuge for me,
    a strong fortress to save me!
³ For you are my rock and my fortress;
    and for your ^(AD)name's sake you lead me and guide me;
⁴ you ^(AE)take me out of ^(AF)the net they have hidden for me,
    for you are my ^(AG)refuge.
^5 (AH)Into your hand I commit my spirit;
    you have redeemed me, O Lord, ^(AI)faithful God.
⁶ I ^(AJ)hate^[f] those who pay ^(AK)regard to worthless ^(AL)idols,
    but I trust in the Lord.
⁷ I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,
    because you have seen my affliction;
    you have ^(AM)known the distress of my soul,
⁸ and you have not ^(AN)delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
    you have set my feet in ^(AO)a broad place.
⁹ Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am ^(AP)in distress;
    ^(AQ)my eye is wasted from grief;
    my soul and my body also.
¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow,
    and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my iniquity,
    and ^(AR)my bones waste away.
¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become ^(AS)a reproach,
    especially to my ^(AT)neighbours,
and an object of dread to my acquaintances;
    those who see me in the street ^(AU)flee from me.
¹² I have been ^(AV)forgotten like one who is dead;
    I have become like ^(AW)a broken vessel.
¹³ For I ^(AX)hear the whispering of many—
    terror on every side!—
^(AY)as they scheme together against me,
    as they plot to take my life.
¹⁴ But I ^(AZ)trust in you, O Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My ^(BA)times are in your hand;
    ^(BB)rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
^16 (BC)Make your face shine on your servant;
    save me in your steadfast love!
¹⁷ O Lord, ^(BD)let me not be put to shame,
    for I call upon you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
    let them go ^(BE)silently to Sheol.
¹⁸ Let the lying lips be mute,
    which ^(BF)speak ^(BG)insolently against the righteous
    in pride and contempt.
¹⁹ Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
    which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
    ^(BH)in the sight of the children of mankind!
²⁰ In ^(BI)the cover of your presence you hide them
    from the plots of men;
you ^(BJ)store them in your shelter
    from the strife of tongues.
²¹ Blessed be the Lord,
    for he has wondrously ^(BK)shown his steadfast love to me
    when I was in ^(BL)a besieged city.
²² I had said in my ^(BM)alarm,^[g]
    “I am ^(BN)cut off from ^(BO)your sight.”
But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy
    when I cried to you for help.
²³ Love the Lord, all you his ^(BP)saints!
    The Lord preserves the faithful
    but abundantly ^(BQ)repays the one who acts in pride.
^24 (BR)Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
    all you who wait for the Lord!