Psalms 30:5

God's anger lasts a moment but His favor a lifetime; weeping may last the night, but joy comes in the morning. It assures that God's grace outweighs His chastening.

Cross-references · 23

• Isa 54:7–8For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
• 2 Cor 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Ps 126:5–6They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
• Matt 5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
• John 16:20–22Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
• Isa 26:20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
• Ps 103:9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
• Ps 16:11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
• Ps 63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
• Ps 6:6–9I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
• Ps 59:16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
• Ps 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
• Ps 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
• 2 Cor 7:9–10Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
• Ps 56:8–11Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
• Ps 103:17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
• Isa 57:15–16For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Hos 6:3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
• Ps 36:7–9How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
• Isa 38:3–5And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
• Rev 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
• Gen 32:24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
• Rev 22:1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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