I'm going to skip over several famous well-known Psalms in the 20's and go all the way to Psalm 30 today.
Psalm 30 is an individual hymn of praise, yet is marked as "A Song at the dedication of the house of David". My study Bible says it may have been recited or sung at the dedication of the site of the future Temple.
This Psalm is special to me - it was a great source of comfort earlier this year when two special people in my family passed away, my Aunt Marjory in February and my mom in April. Close friends and sisters they were, and a lot of people were deeply affected by their passing.
The Psalmist opens by praising God, and delivering him from his enemies, sickness and death:
I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my foes rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I cried out to You,
And You healed me.
O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning.
Now in my prosperity I said,
"I shall never be moved."
LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
I cried out to You, O LORD;
And to the LORD I made supplication:
"What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;
LORD, be my helper! "
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
There are times in our fellowship with God when it will seem that He is not there. Our prayers may become dull, we may face hard obstacles, and when we pray for a way out of them, the answers may be too slow for our liking. Every righteous person mentioned in the Bible went through a period of testing where they were given an opportunity to praise God and follow Him even when their circumstances told them there was good reason not to. "Praise from the upright is beautiful" (Ps 33:1), and when it comes in the midst of hardship, I'd say it's even more beautiful indeed.
(All scripture quotations are from the New King James Version)