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Psalm 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5, King James Version (KJV)
“For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Psalm 30 (KJV)
A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.
- 1I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
- 2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
- 3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
- 4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
- 5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- 6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
- 7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
- 8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
- 9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
- 10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
- 11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
- 12To 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.
Related verses
Passages that readers often connect with Psalm 30:5, in the King James Version.
Isaiah 54:7–8
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. …
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Psalm 126:5–6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. …
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
John 16:20–22
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. …
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1769 standardized text (eBible.org eng-kjv). Public domain outside the United Kingdom. Text courtesy of the Crosswire Bible Society and eBible.org. World English Bible Protestant Edition (eBible engwebp, 2026-09-15 snapshot). Public domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Text unmodified; footnotes and formatting omitted. Related verses: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0), from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.