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Psalms 30:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord: "
Psalms 30:8
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6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
7 You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8 I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:
9 “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
10 Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”
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Psalms 30:1
"I will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me."
Psalms 30:2
"LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me."
Psalms 30:3
"LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit."
Psalms 30:4
"Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name."
Psalms 30:5
"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."
Psalms 30:6
"As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”"
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