Psalms 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 30
14 songs meet this passage
Mr. Mircale · Kid Cudi
resonates with Psalms 30:5
'Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning' — Cudi captures this almost word for word with 'things change suddenly with the break of the dawn.' The structure of the song follows the same movement: darkness, then dawn.
“But I made it out of the darkness, I saw the light”
Salt Water · Kid Cudi
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The testimony of emerging from a dark season into joy parallels the psalmist's declaration that weeping lasts the night but joy comes in the morning.
“And the sun will set for you”
Shadow of the Day · LINKIN PARK
strains against Psalms 30:5
The psalm promises morning after weeping; the song lingers in the setting sun without naming any dawn to come.
“it's lighting up the dark”
Memories · Maroon 5
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The turn from hatred and lostness toward a warmer, hopeful ember mirrors the Psalm's promise that joy can follow a night of weeping.
“it's been a long, cold, lonely winter”
Here Comes the Sun · The Beatles
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The song's ache through a long hard season mirrors the psalm's promise that weeping lasts only for a night before joy returns.
“when the rain washes you clean, you'll know”
Dreams · Fleetwood Mac
resonates with Psalms 30:5
Both hold out the promise that sorrow is not permanent, that morning (or clarity) follows the night of weeping.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper · Blue Öyster Cult
strains against Psalms 30:5
Scripture holds weeping and morning joy in tension; this song skips past grief straight to a fantasy of eternal union through death.
THE MOON MAN SURVIVES · Kid Cudi
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The hope that morning and healing follow a night of weeping fits this quiet declaration of recovery in progress.
Still Here · The Williams Brothers
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The psalm's promise that weeping endures for a night but joy comes in the morning fits the sleepless nights giving way to testimony of having made it through.
“Wouldn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?”
Dead! · My Chemical Romance
strains against Psalms 30:5
Where the song flirts with death as a punchline or escape, the Psalmist insists joy and morning still come, holding out hope the song never reaches for.
“This man'll surely die”
Oh! Susanna · Stephen Foster
strains against Psalms 30:5
Where the Psalm frames sorrow as passing before joy returns, the song's exaggerated despair is comic rather than a true wrestling with grief.
“If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day”
Dear Mama (Remix Version) [feat. Anthony Hamilton] · 2Pac
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The hope that sorrow is temporary and joy follows endurance matches this psalm's promise, even without naming God directly.
“Won't defeat me, it won't be long”
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head · B.J. Thomas
resonates with Psalms 30:5
The hope that joy follows a hard patch mirrors the psalm's assurance that weeping lasts only a night.
“Sometimes the little things start closing in on me”
The Best Day Ever (with Sandy, Mr. Krabs, Plankton & Patrick) · SpongeBob SquarePants
resonates with Psalms 30:5
A brief dip into gloom gives way to joy again, a small echo of weeping turning to morning.
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