Psalms 30

You turned my mourning into dancing

will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.a ²Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.b ³You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.c

⁴Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. ⁵For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.d ⁶When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.” ⁷Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.

⁸To you, Lord, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: ⁹“What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?e ¹⁰Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me; Lord, be my help.” ¹¹You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,f ¹²that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Commentary

Psalm 30 is a song of thanksgiving for deliverance from death. The psalmist, traditionally David, recounts a season of prosperity followed by a devastating fall—God hid his face, and the psalmist was dismayed. But the Lord turned his mourning into dancing. The chapter moves from pra

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References· Psalms 30

a: v.1 — Psalms 25:2, Daniel 4:37, Psalms 35:19, Psalms 27:6, 2 Samuel 5:11, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 41:11, Psalms 79:10, Lamentations 2:15, Psalms 89:41-46
b: v.2 — Psalms 103:3-4, 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:2, Psalms 147:3, Exodus 15:26, Genesis 20:17, Psalms 88:13, James 5:14-15, Psalms 51:8, Psalms 107:17-22
c: v.3 — His predicted resurrection: Acts 2:32; Psalms 16:10, Psalms 86:13, Isaiah 38:17-18, Jonah 2:4-6, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 71:20, Psalms 40:1-2, Job 33:19-22, Psalms 116:8, Psalms 56:13
d: v.5 — Isaiah 54:7-8, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Psalms 126:5-6, Matthew 5:4, John 16:20-22, Isaiah 26:20, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 103:9, Psalms 63:3, Psalms 59:16
e: v.9 — Psalms 6:5, Isaiah 38:18, Psalms 115:17-18, Psalms 118:17, Psalms 88:10-12, Ecclesiastes 9:10
f: v.11 — Jeremiah 31:4, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Jeremiah 31:13-14, Isaiah 25:8, 2 Chronicles 20:12, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:4, Psalms 30:5, Luke 15:22, Psalms 126:1-2

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