New Revised Standard Version
For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Contemporary English Version
Your anger lasts a little while, but your kindness lasts for a lifetime. At night we may cry, but when morning comes we will celebrate.

New American Bible
For his anger lasts but a moment; his favor a lifetime. At dusk weeping comes for the night; but at dawn there is rejoicing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For wrath is in his indignation; and life in his good will. In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness.

For wrath is in his indignation; and life in his good will. In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness.

For

Psalm 103:9,17 He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever. . . .

Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors upon thee, hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation pass away.

Isaiah 54:7,8 For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. . . .

Isaiah 57:15,16 For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. . . .

2 Corinthians 4:17 For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation worketh for us above measure, exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.

his anger [heb.

Psalm 16:11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end.

Psalm 36:7-9 O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the cover of thy wings. . . .

Psalm 63:3 For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips will praise.

Revelation 22:1,17 And he shewed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. . . .

weeping

Psalm 6:6-9 I have laboured in my groanings, every night I will wash my bed: I will water my couch with my tears. . . .

Psalm 56:8-11 I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set me tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise. . . .

Psalm 126:5,6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. . . .

Isaiah 38:3-5 And said: I beseech thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Ezechias wept with great weeping. . . .

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

John 16:20-22 Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. . . .

2 Corinthians 7:9,10 Now I am glad: not because you were made sorrowful, but because you were made sorrowful unto penance. For you were made sorrowful according to God, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing. . . .

for a night [heb] in the evening

Psalm 46:5 God is in the midst thereof, it shall not be moved: God will help it in the morning early.

Psalm 59:16 But I will sing thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 143:8 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee.

Genesis 32:24 He remained alone; and behold, a man wrestled with him till morning.

Hosea 6:3 He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.