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Where is “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” in the Bible?
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” is Psalm 30:5. David sings it in a psalm of thanks, after God brought him back from the edge of death.
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It is Psalm 30:5.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
David sings it in a psalm of thanks, after God brought him back from the edge of death.
The verse
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
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What it means there
The verse sets God’s anger, which lasts a moment, beside his favor, which lasts a lifetime. Grief is pictured as a guest who stays one night.
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Where is “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” in the Bible?
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” is Psalm 30:5. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. David sings it in a psalm of thanks, after God brought him back from the edge of death.
Is “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Psalm 30:5. In the Lumin Translation, Psalm 30:5 reads: “For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
Who said “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning”?
David sings it in a psalm of thanks, after God brought him back from the edge of death.
What does “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” mean in the Bible?
The verse sets God’s anger, which lasts a moment, beside his favor, which lasts a lifetime. Grief is pictured as a guest who stays one night.
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