Psalm 30:1

New International Reader's Version

Lord, I will give you honor. You brought me out of deep trouble. You didn’t give my enemies the joy of seeing me die.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:3

David returned to his palace in Jerusalem. He had left ten concubines there to take care of the palace. He put them in a house and kept them under guard. He gave them what they needed. But he didn’t sleep with them. They were kept under guard until the day they died. They lived as if they were widows.

2 Samuel 24:25

David built an altar there to honor the Lord. He sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. Then the Lord answered David’s prayer and blessed the land. The plague on Israel was stopped.

2 Samuel 5:11

Hiram was king of Tyre. He sent messengers to David. He sent cedar logs along with them. He also sent skilled workers. They worked with wood and stone. They built a palace for David.

2 Samuel 6:20

David returned home to bless his family. Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. She said, “You are the king of Israel. You have really brought honor to yourself today, haven’t you? You have gone around half-naked right in front of the female slaves of your officials. You acted like a fool!”

2 Samuel 7:2

Then the king spoke to Nathan the prophet. He said, “Here I am, living in a house that has beautiful cedar walls. But the ark of God remains in a tent.”

1 Kings 8:63

Solomon sacrificed friendship offerings to the Lord. He sacrificed 22,000 oxen. He also sacrificed 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and the whole community set the temple of the Lord apart to him.

1 Chronicles 21:6

But Joab didn’t include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the total number. The king’s command was sickening to Joab.

Psalm 13:4

Then my enemies will say, “We have beaten him.” They will be filled with joy when I die.

Psalm 140:8

Lord, don’t give sinners what they want. Don’t let their plans succeed.

Psalm 145:1

I will honor you, my God the King. I will praise your name for ever and ever.

Psalm 25:2

I trust in you. Don’t let me be put to shame. Don’t let my enemies win the battle over me.

Psalm 27:6

Then I will win the battle over my enemies who are all around me. At his holy tent I will offer my sacrifice with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord.

Psalm 28:9

Save your people. Bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd. Take care of them forever.

Psalm 35:19

Don’t let those who are my enemies without any reason laugh at me and make fun of me. Don’t let those who hate me without any reason wink at me with an evil purpose.

Psalm 41:11

Then I will know that you are pleased with me, because my enemies haven’t won the battle over me.

Psalm 66:17

I cried out to him with my mouth. I praised him with my tongue.

Psalm 79:10

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Show the nations that you punish those who kill your people. We want to see it happen.

Psalm 79:4

We are something our neighbors joke about. The nations around us laugh at us and make fun of us.

Lamentations 2:15

All those who pass by clap their hands and make fun of you. They laugh at you and shake their heads at the city of Jerusalem. They say, “Could that be the city that was called perfect and beautiful? Is that the city that brought joy to everyone on earth?”

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise and honor and glory to the King of heaven. Everything he does is right. All his ways are fair. He is able to bring down those who live proudly.

Deuteronomy 20:5

The officers will speak to the army. They will say, “Has anyone built a new house and not started to live in it? Let him go home. If he doesn’t, he might die in battle. Then someone else will live in his house.