Psalms 30:5
For his anger lasts only a moment, his favor endures for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but the morning brings shouts of joy.
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4Sing praise to the Lord, faithful people; give thanks to his holy name.
6When all went well, I imagined that never should I be shaken.
Cross References
Psalms 16:11You will show me the path that leads to life, to that fulness of joy which is in your presence, and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
Psalms 46:5God is within her: she cannot be shaken. God helps her at the turn of the morning.
Psalms 56:8You yourself count my wanderings. Put in your bottle my tears are they not in your book?
Psalms 63:3for better than life is your kindness: my lips shall utter your praise.
Psalms 103:9he will not always chide, nor cherish his anger forever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 30:2-6
Thanksgiving and Praise. 1 I will extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Lord , thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord , O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the… Read the whole commentary →