Psalms Chapter 30

A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.

30:1 I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

(b) He condemns them for great ingratitude who do not praise God for his benefits.

30:2 Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

30:3 Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from [12] Sheol [See Psalms Footnotes 12]. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

30:4 Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

(e) The word signifies them who have received mercy, and show mercy liberally to others.

30:5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

30:6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."

(g) I put too much confidence in my quiet state as in (Jeremiah 31:18; 2 Chronicles 32:24,25).

30:7 You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

(i) After you had withdrawn your help, I felt my misery.

30:8 I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:

30:9 "What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

(k) David means that the dead are not profitable to the congregation of the Lord here in the earth: therefore he would live to praise his Name, which is the end of man’s creation.

30:10 Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."

30:11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

30:12 To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

(l) Because you have preserved me that my tongue should praise you, I will not be unmindful of my duty.