Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.

International Standard Version

For his wrath is only momentary; yet his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but shouts of joy will come in the morning.

A Conservative Version

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy [is] in the morning.

American Standard Version

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

Amplified


For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Darby Translation

For a moment is passed in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

Julia Smith Translation

For a moment in his anger; life in his acceptance: weeping shall lodge in the evening, and rejoicing for the morning.

King James 2000

For his anger endures but for a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For [there is] a moment in his anger; [there is] a lifetime in his favor. Weeping lodges for the evening, but in the morning [comes] rejoicing.

Modern King James verseion

For His anger is only a moment; in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his pleasure is life; heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

NET Bible

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one's life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

For there is, a Moment, in his anger, a Life-time, in his good-pleasure, In the evening, cometh Weeping to lodge, But, by the morning, -- tis a Shout of Triumph!

Webster

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

For -- a moment is in His anger, Life is in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 30:5

Devotionals containing Psalm 30:5

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Context Readings

Joy In The Morning

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.”


Cross References

2 Corinthians 4:17

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

Psalm 103:9

He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.

Isaiah 54:7-8

For a brief moment I forsook you,
But with great compassion I will gather you.

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter into your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until indignation runs its course.

Psalm 6:6-9

I am weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I dissolve my couch with my tears.

Psalm 16:11

You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

Psalm 63:3

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.

Psalm 36:7-9

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Psalm 46:5

God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.

Psalm 56:8-11

You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your book?

Psalm 59:16

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

Psalm 103:17

But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.

Isaiah 38:3-5

and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Isaiah 57:15-16

For thus says the high and exalted One
Who lives forever, whose name is Holy,
“I dwell on a high and holy place,
And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.

Hosea 6:3

“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

John 16:20-22

Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us.

Revelation 22:1

Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.

Genesis 32:24

Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

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