# Psalm 30 (New King James Version)
The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

##### Chapter 30
###### 1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up,  
And have not let my foes rejoice over me.  

###### 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You,  
And You healed me.  

###### 3 O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave;  
You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

###### 4 Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,  
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.  

###### 5 For His anger _is but for_ a moment,  
His favor _is for_ life;  
Weeping may endure for a night,  
But joy _comes_ in the morning.

###### 6 Now in my prosperity I said,  
"I shall never be moved."  

###### 7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;  
You hid Your face, _and_ I was troubled.

###### 8 I cried out to You, O Lord;  
And to the Lord I made supplication:  

###### 9 "What profit _is there_ in my blood,  
When I go down to the pit?  
Will the dust praise You?  
Will it declare Your truth?  

###### 10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;  
Lord, be my helper!"

###### 11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;  
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,  

###### 12 To the end that _my_ glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.  
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.