Corpus Psalterium · Vol. II
Psalm XXX (30)
Cantillated — Deliverance Turning
Paul Whitehorn
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Psalm 30 in Hebrew and English, and the words as they are sung.
A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.
מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁיר־חֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַבַּ֣יִת לְדָוִֽד׃
I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה כִּ֣י דִלִּיתָ֑נִי וְלֹא־שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃
Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֑י שִׁוַּ֥עְתִּי אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ וַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃
Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
יְֽהוָ֗ה הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָ מִן־שְׁא֣וֹל נַפְשִׁ֑י חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי מיורדי־בֽוֹר׃
Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חֲסִידָ֑יו וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
כִּ֤י רֶ֨גַע ׀ בְּאַפּוֹ֮ חַיִּ֪ים בִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹ בָּ֭עֶרֶב יָלִ֥ין בֶּ֗כִי וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר רִנָּֽה׃
As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
וַ֭אֲנִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִ֑י בַּל־אֶמּ֥וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃
You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
יְֽהוָ֗ה בִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮ הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה לְֽהַרְרִ֫י עֹ֥ז הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ פָנֶ֗יךָ הָיִ֥יתִי נִבְהָֽל׃
I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:
אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וְאֶל־אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃
“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
מַה־בֶּ֥צַע בְּדָמִי֮ בְּרִדְתִּ֪י אֶ֫ל־שָׁ֥חַת הֲיוֹדְךָ֥ עָפָ֑ר הֲיַגִּ֥יד אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”
שְׁמַע־יְהוָ֥ה וְחָנֵּ֑נִי יְ֝הוָה הֱֽיֵה־עֹזֵ֥ר לִֽי׃
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
הָפַ֣כְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי֮ לְמָח֪וֹל לִ֥י פִּתַּ֥חְתָּ שַׂקִּ֑י וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִי שִׂמְחָֽה׃
to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
לְמַ֤עַן ׀ יְזַמֶּרְךָ֣ כָ֭בוֹד וְלֹ֣א יִדֹּ֑ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעוֹלָ֥ם אוֹדֶֽךָּ׃
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: World English Bible (public domain). Verse numbers follow the English Bible; the Hebrew numbering is shown beneath where it differs.
I will exalt You
O LORD
You lifted me
You lifted me
You did not let
my enemies rejoice
O LORD my God
I cried to You
You healed me
You healed me
You brought my soul
up from the grave
You kept me alive
from the pit
Sing to the LORD
you faithful ones
Give thanks
to His holy name
For His anger
lasts a moment
But His favor
lasts a lifetime
Weeping may stay
through the night
But joy comes
in the morning
Joy comes
in the morning
When I felt secure
I said
I will never be shaken
O LORD
You made me stand strong
But when You hid Your face
I was afraid
To You O LORD
I called
To the Lord
I cried for mercy
What gain is there
in my death
If I go down
to the pit
Will the dust
praise You
Will it proclaim
Your truth
Hear me LORD
be gracious
Be my help
be my help
You turned
my mourning
into dancing
You removed
my sackcloth
You clothed me
with joy
You turned
my mourning
into dancing
You turned
my sorrow
into joy
So my heart
will sing
and not be silent
O LORD my God
I will praise You
forever
I will praise You
forever
I will praise You
forever
Lyrics by Paul Whitehorn: a singable English rendering of the Hebrew, as sung on this recording.
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