Psalm 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 30Meaning
The contrast between a moment of anger and a lifetime of favor, between night weeping and morning joy, compresses the movement of lament and restoration into poetry; it does not impose an overnight timetable on grief.
Read carefully
The contrast between a moment of anger and a lifetime of favor, between night weeping and morning joy, compresses the movement of lament and restoration into poetry; it does not impose an overnight timetable on grief.
Reflection
The contrast between a moment of anger and a lifetime of favor, between night weeping and morning joy, compresses the movement of lament and restoration into poetry; it does not impose an overnight timetable on grief.