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Berean Standard Bible

“You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,”

Psalms 30:11

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Near the end of Psalm 30, David tells how he had grown too confident in his prosperity, then felt God hide his face and was terrified. He cried out for mercy, and this verse describes God's answer.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

World English Bible (WEB)

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

King James Version (KJV)

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Has tornado mi endecha en baile; desataste mi saco, y ceñísteme de alegría.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces, él transformó mi dolor en danza. Me quitó mi ropa de luto y me vistió de fiesta,

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