Psalm 30:11

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 30:3 Parallel

Psalm 30:3 provides the reason for the joy in verse 11 — God rescued the psalmist from death, turning his mourning into dancing.

Psalm 30:5 Parallel

Psalm 30:5 promises joy after weeping — Psalm 30:11 is the personal testimony of that promise fulfilled in David's life.

Psalm 126:2 Parallel

Psalm 126:2 echoes this same transformation—God turns weeping into laughter and joy, as Israel returns from exile.

Psalm 126:1 Parallel

Psalm 126:1 describes the joy of national restoration — a corporate parallel to David's personal restoration from mourning to dancing in Psalm 30:11.

Psalm 149:3 Parallel

Psalm 149:3 calls for dancing in praise — the same joyful expression that God gave the psalmist in Psalm 30:11 when he turned mourning into dancing.

Psalm 51:8 Parallel

Psalm 51:8 pleads for joy after brokenness—echoing the same sorrow-to-joy theme but as a request, not a declaration.

Psalm 150:4 Parallel

Psalm 150:4 includes dancing as an element of praise — echoing the dancing that replaces mourning in Psalm 30:11.

Psalm 28:7 Related theme

Psalm 28:7 describes a heart leaping for joy after trust in God—similar personal thanksgiving for deliverance.

Psalm 118:15 Related theme

Psalm 118:15 shouts of joy and victory in God's deliverance—parallels the dancing and joy after wailing.

Isaiah 25:8 Parallel

Isaiah 25:8 promises God will wipe away all tears—an ultimate fulfillment of the mourning-to-joy transformation in Psalm 30:11.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 states there is a time to mourn and a time to dance — Psalm 30:11 exemplifies that transition as God turns mourning into dancing.

Isaiah 61:3 Parallel

Isaiah 61:3 parallels the clothing imagery: 'beautiful headdress instead of ashes, garment of praise instead of a faint spirit' — mourning replaced with joy.

Jeremiah 31:13 directly echoes this: 'I will turn their mourning into joy' — the same transformation from sorrow to gladness.

Luke 15:22 Parallel

Luke 15:22 shows the father clothing the prodigal with a robe, symbolizing restoration from loss — parallels sackcloth replaced with joy.

John 16:20 Parallel

John 16:20 promises that the disciples' grief will turn to joy — directly paralleling the transformation from wailing to dancing in Psalm 30:11.

Revelation 7:14-17 describes God wiping away all tears — the ultimate fulfillment of the mourning-to-joy pattern in Psalm 30:11.

Revelation 21:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 21:4 promises the end of all mourning — the ultimate realization of the joy that replaces wailing in Psalm 30:11.

Esther 9:22 Parallel

Esther 9:22 directly describes the same transformation—sorrow turned to gladness, mourning to a holiday—as a result of God's deliverance.

Genesis 45:28 shows Jacob's mourning turned to joy upon hearing Joseph is alive—a concrete example of this transformation.

Isaiah 38:9 Parallel

Isaiah 38:9 is Hezekiah's thanksgiving after illness—a personal testimony of God turning mourning into healing, just like here.

Isaiah 38:20 promises singing with instruments after deliverance—the same joyful response to God's saving act as the dancing here.

Lamentations 5:15 reverses this image — joy turned to mourning, dancing ceased — contrasting God's restoration with judgment.

Zechariah 8:19 echoes this transformation: fasts become joyful feasts, mirroring God turning mourning into dancing.

Luke 6:21 Parallel

Luke 6:21 promises laughter to those who weep now — a beatitude parallel to God turning wailing into dancing.

Esther 9:1 Parallel

In Esther 9:1, the Jews' situation reverses from destruction to triumph—mirroring the turning of wailing into dancing here.

Jeremiah 52:33 describes Jehoiachin's prison clothes replaced with honor—a historical reversal symbolizing restoration, akin to sackcloth turned to joy.

Ecclesiastes 7:14 acknowledges God's hand in both good and bad times—a wisdom reflection on the same divine sovereignty over joy and sorrow.

In Genesis 37:35, Jacob refuses comfort and remains in mourning—the opposite of the divine transformation described here.

Jeremiah 31:4 also uses dancing as a sign of restored joy, promising Israel will again adorn herself with tambourines and dance.

2 Samuel 6:14 Historical context

2 Samuel 6:14 shows David dancing before the Lord in joy — a concrete example of the joyful dancing that God gives in Psalm 30:11.

Nehemiah 12:43 Related theme

Nehemiah 12:43 describes God making the people rejoice greatly — a parallel of God-given joy, though without the mourning-to-dancing contrast.