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Themes 5 ▾
Worship 1 Glory of God 1 Joy 5, 11 Grace 11 Redemption 11
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David human 1-12
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Summa Theologica 3× 1, 6 Canons of Dort 1× 7 John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible 1× 1-12 Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament 1× 1, 4, 6, 8, 11 Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary 1× 1, 6 Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary 1× 2-8, 11-12
Manuscript witnesses 5 ▾
Codex Sinaiticus Aleph c. AD 330-360 Codex Vaticanus B c. AD 300-325 Codex Alexandrinus A c. AD 400-440 Aleppo Codex (Crown of Aleppo) c. AD 930 Leningrad Codex (Codex Leningradensis) AD 1008
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What is Psalms 30 about?

Marked as a song for the dedication of the house, this psalm of David gives thanks for rescue from the brink of death. He recounts how he cried to the LORD and was healed, brought up from the grave, his mourning turned into dancing. The refrain teaches that God's anger is but for a moment while His favour is for a lifetime, for 'weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.' Such thanksgiving after deliverance trains God's people to praise the One who turns their sorrow to gladness.

Historical backdrop

These are the songbook of a nation, sung across a thousand years of Israel's worship, from Moses in the wilderness to the exiles returned from Babylon. They were carried from the tabernacle to Solomon's temple to the second temple rebuilt under Persia, set to the lyre and the harp and the clash of cymbals in the courts of the LORD.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 30
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Psalms 30
The Church Fathers on Psalms 30

Psalms 30

Psalms Chapter 30
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1I will extol thee, O Jehovah; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial name.
5For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.
6As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
7Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
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What is Psalms 30 about?

Marked as a song for the dedication of the house, this psalm of David gives thanks for rescue from the brink of death. He recounts how he cried to the LORD and was healed, brought up from the grave, his mourning turned into dancing. The refrain teaches that God's anger is but for a moment while His favour is for a lifetime, for 'weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.' Such thanksgiving after deliverance trains God's people to praise the One who turns their sorrow to gladness.