A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me (30:1)

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me (30:2)

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 (30:3)

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness (30:4)

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning (30:5)

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved (30:6)

Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled (30:7)

I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication (30:8)

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth (30:9)

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper (30:10)

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness (30:11)

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever (30:12)

A Song of degrees of David. Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me (131:1)

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child (131:2)

Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever (131:3)