BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN - WOMEN IN THE WORD WEDNESDAY

PSALM 30

"I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

 
² O Lord my God,
I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

 
³ O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;
You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.

 
⁴ Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones,
And give thanks to His holy Name.

 
⁵ For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;

 
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of JOY comes in the morning.

⁶ Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will never be moved.”

 
⁷ O Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;
You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

 
⁸ To You, O Lord, I called,
And to the Lord I made supplication:

 
⁹ “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

¹⁰ “Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me;
O Lord, be my helper.”

 
¹¹ You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
¹² That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever."

 BLESSED!  OH, THE JOY!