A psalm, a song for the dedication of the house of David
30:Title The Hebrew word here translated “house” may also mean palace or temple. The temple was not built until after David’s death. It is possible that David wrote this psalm in advance for its dedication, but it seems more likely that he wrote it for the dedication of his own palace. Whether we construct a church for God’s worship, or a mansion or a cottage or a hut for ourselves, it is a good thing to dedicate it to God and cause Him to feel at home there for as long as we use it.⚜
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📚I will extol you, O LORD, for you have
lifted me up,
and have not let my foes
rejoice over me.
2 📚O LORD my God,
I cried out to you,
and you healed me.
3 📚O LORD, you brought my soul
up from the grave 📖.
You have kept me alive,
so that I would
not go down to the pit.
30:1-3 This is a song of gratitude for healing when David had been sick to the point of death. When we are sick we should seek healing from God as well as from medicine and doctors, and think of Him before we think of them (Ps 6:2; 103:3; Deut 32:39; 2 Chron 16:12; Matt 9:35; Jam 5:16). One of God’s names is Jehovah Ropheka – the LORD Who heals you (Ex 15:26).⚜
4 📚Sing to the LORD,
you saints of his,
give thanks at the remembrance
of his holiness.
5 📚For his anger remains but
a moment;
in his favour is life.
Weeping may endure
for a night,
but joy comes in the morning.
30:4-5 It is a great reason for singing and praising that God deals so gently with believers when they have provoked Him to anger (Ps 103:8-10; Isa 54:7).⚜
6 📚And in my prosperity
I said,
“I will never be shaken”.
7 📚LORD, by your favour
you have made my mountain
to stand strong,
but when you hid your face
I was troubled.
30:6-7 Self-confidence will result in a fall (1 Cor 10:12; 2 Pet 3:17). Our health, our peace, our prosperity are all based on God’s goodness, not ours. So should we be willing to behave badly? Not at all. We should be resolved to behave well, by His grace and power, out of gratitude, if for no other reason. (See also Rom 6:1-2.)⚜
8 📚I cried out to you, O LORD,
and made supplication to the LORD.
9 📚What profit is there
in my blood,
in my going down to the pit?
Will the dust 📖 praise you?
Will it declare your truth?
10 📚Hear, O LORD,
and have mercy on me!
LORD, be my helper!
11 📚You have turned my mourning
into dancing for me.
You have removed my sackcloth,
and clothed me with gladness,
12 📚So that my glory may
sing praise to you,
and not be silent.
O LORD my God,
I will give thanks 📖
to you forever.
30:11-12 What a change God can make in our lives! Those who sincerely call on Him as David did will also have experiences similar to these that he had (Ps 4:1, 7; Isa 61:1-3; Jer 31:3; John 16:20, 22, 24).⚜