Revelation 21:4
About this verseIn the new creation God himself will dry every tear; death, grief, crying and pain will be gone for good.
Psalm 30:5
God's anger lasts only a moment but his favour lasts a lifetime; sorrow may linger through the night, but joy arrives with the morning.
For his anger is over in a moment, but in his favor there is life; weeping may come to spend the night, but at dawn there are shouts of joy.
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What Psalm 30:5 means
The psalm does not minimise the night. Weeping is granted its place and its duration — it *tarries*, it stays a while. The promise is about a boundary, not a denial.
The contrast just before it sets the proportion: his anger is for a moment, his favour for a lifetime. For someone in a long night this verse is worth holding precisely because it does not pretend the night is short, only that it ends.
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Questions about Psalm 30:5
What does Psalm 30:5 mean?
It means grief may last through the night, but joy arrives in the morning — sorrow is real and bounded, while God’s favour lasts a lifetime.
Is Psalm 30:5 promising grief will be brief?
It promises grief has a limit, not that it will be short. The image of night and morning gives an ending without minimising how long the night can feel.