Joy Comes with the Morning
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of #2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 22:1the temple.
1 I will Ps. 107:32extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes Ps. 25:2;35:19,24;[Ps. 13:4]rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I Ps. 88:13cried to you for help,
and you have See Ps. 6:2healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from See Ps. 16:10Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who Ps. 28:1go down to the pit.30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you Ps. 50:5his saints,
and Ps. 97:12;[1 Chr. 16:4]give thanks to his holy name.30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
5 [Ps. 103:9;Job 33:26;Isa. 26:20;54:7,8] For his anger is but for a moment,
and Ps. 63:3his favor is for a lifetime.30:5 Or and in his favor is life
[2 Cor. 4:17,18] Weeping may tarry for the night,
but Ps. 126:5(Heb.)joy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my [Job 29:18;Prov. 1:32] prosperity,
"I shall never be Ps. 10:6moved."
7 By your favor, O Lord,
you made my [2 Sam. 5:9] mountain stand strong;
you Ps. 104:29;[Deut. 31:17] hid your face;
I was [2 Sam. 24:10]dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and Ps. 142:1to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 "What profit is there in my death,30:9 Hebrew in my blood
if I go down to the pit?30:9 Or to corruption
Will See Ps. 6:5the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Ps. 27:7Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!"
11 You have turned for me my mourning into Ex. 15:20;2 Sam. 6:14;Jer. 31:4,13;[Ps. 149:3;150:4;Lam. 5:15]dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my See Ps. 16:9glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!