King James Version

Psalms 30:11

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 30:12.

הָפַ֣כְתָּhafakhtachangeהָפַךְverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).מִסְפְּדִי֮mispedilamentationמִסְפֵּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lamentation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4553a lamentationlamentation, one mourneth, mourning, wailing.לְמָח֪וֹלlemacholto danceמָחוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to dance”, the ordinary formH4234a (round) dancedance(-cing).לִ֥יlitoלִ֥יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toפִּתַּ֥חְתָּpitachtaopenפָּתַחverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “open”, a completed actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.שַׂקִּ֑יsaqisackשַׂקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “sack”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8242properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)sack(-cloth, -clothes).וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִיvatazreniand bind aboutאָזַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and bind about”, the next action in the storyH247to beltbind (compass) about, gird (up, with).שִׂמְחָֽהsimchahgladnessשִׂמְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “gladness”, the ordinary formH8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)[idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(30-12) Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me [with] joy.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For my life is wasted with grief: and my years in sighs. My strength is weakened through poverty and my bones are disturbed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(30-12) Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔστρεψας τὸν κοπετόν μου εἰς χαρὰν ἐμοὶ, διεῤῥήξας τὸν σάκκον μου, καὶ περιέζωσάς με εὐφροσύνην·