Psalms 30:5

3 O Lord, ^aYou brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive,¹ that I should not go down to the pit.

4 ^aSing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of¹ His holy name.

5 For ^aHis anger is but¹ for a moment,
^bHis 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 be¹ moved.”

7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
^aYou 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?
^aWill the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?

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

11 ^aYou have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off¹ my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

12 To the end that my¹ glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Psalms 30:5

For his anger endureth but a moment - There is an elegant abruptness in these words in the Hebrew text. This is the literal translation: "For a moment in his anger. Lives in his favor. In the evening weeping may lodge: but in the morning exultation." So good is God, that he cannot delight in either the depression or ruin of his creatures. When he afflicts, it is for our advantage, that we may be partakers of his holiness, and be not condemned with the world. If he be angry with us, it is but for a moment; but when we have recourse to him, and seek his face, his favor is soon obtained, and there are lives in that favor - the life that now is, and the life that is to come. When weeping comes, it is only to lodge for the evening; but singing will surely come in the morning. This description of God' s slowness to anger, and readiness to save, is given by a man long and deeply acquainted with God as his Judge and as his Father.

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