When I felt secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”
LORD, when you favored me,
you made my royal mountain stand
firm;
but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed.
To you, LORD, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
“What is gained if I am silenced,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me;
LORD, be my help.”
You turned my wailing into
dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and
clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing your praises and
not be silent.
LORD my God, I will
praise you forever.
Psalms 30: 6-12