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Psalm 30:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 30 · verse 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
What Psalm 30:5 means
A night is a real length of time. The verse doesn't say weeping is brief, it says it has an end, and those are different comforts. Joy cometh in the morning is a promise about sequence rather than speed. David is writing after being healed, looking back at the night.
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Psalm 30:5 in context
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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 54:7-8
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
- Psalms 126:5-6
- Matthew 5:4
- John 16:20-22
- Isaiah 26:20
- Psalms 103:9
- Psalms 16:11
Key words (Strong's)
- weepingBᵉkîya weepingH1065 →
- momentregaʻa winkH7281 →
- favourrâtsôwndelightH7522 →
- endurelûwnto stopH3885 →
- angerʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
- nightʻerebduskH6153 →
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It was the laudable practice of the pious Jews, and, though not expressly appointed, yet allowed and accepted, when they had built a new house, to dedicate it to God, Deu 20:5. David did so when his house was built, and he took possession of it (Sa2 5:11);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5