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Lord, my God,
    I called to you and you healed me.[a]
Lord, you lifted me up from the netherworld;[b]
    you saved me from sinking into the pit.
Sing praise to the Lord, O you his saints;[c]
    give thanks to his holy name.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:3 You healed me: other passages that proclaim God as a healer are: Pss 103:3; 107:20; Hos 6:1; 7:1; 11:3; 14:5.
  2. Psalm 30:4 Netherworld: symbol for a life-threatening experience (see Ps 18:6; Jon 2:2). Pit: metaphor for the grave.
  3. Psalm 30:5 Saints: see note on Ps 16:3. Name: see note on Ps 5:12.

You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(A)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.(B)

Sing(C) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(D)
    praise his holy name.(E)
For his anger(F) lasts only a moment,(G)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(H)
weeping(I) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(J)

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