Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name. 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. 6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."


Cross References

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

Psalm 103:9

He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

Isaiah 54:7-8

"For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

Psalm 6:6-9

I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. I drench my couch with my tears.

Psalm 16:11

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. A Prayer by David.

Psalm 63:3

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Psalm 36:7-9

How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 46:5

God is in her midst. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

Psalm 56:8-11

You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?

Psalm 59:16

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

Psalm 103:17

But Yahweh's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children's children;

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

Psalm 143:8

Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.

Isaiah 38:3-5

and said, "Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Isaiah 57:15-16

For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Hosea 6:3

Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."

Matthew 5:4

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

John 16:20-22

Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

Revelation 22:1

He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" He who hears, let him say, "Come!" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Genesis 32:24

Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.

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