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Psalms 30 KJV

Thanksgiving for Healing

Poetry/Psalms 2 min 12 verses 231 words David hast ร—8 cried ร—2 sing ร—2 thanks ร—2 favour ร—2

About This Psalm

Joy after mourning. Weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning. A psalm for anyone coming out of a dark season.

I1๐Ÿ”— will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2๐Ÿ”— O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3๐Ÿ”— O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4๐Ÿ”— Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

5๐Ÿ”— For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

6๐Ÿ”— And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

7๐Ÿ”— LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

8๐Ÿ”— I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

9๐Ÿ”— What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

10๐Ÿ”— Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

11๐Ÿ”— Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12๐Ÿ”— To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

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Chapter Context

Did You Know?

1

Traditionally recited on Hanukkah's first day, its superscription about dedicating David's house aligns personal restoration with themes of temple rededication after desecration.

2

Verse 3's imagery of God bringing the soul up from the grave draws on ancient Near Eastern views of Sheol, portraying healing as a reversal of descent into the pit where praise ceases.

3

The link to 2 Samuel 24 ties the psalm to David's census plague at Araunah's threshing floor, where the site of halted judgment later becomes the temple mount, merging individual and national healing.

4

Verse 5's declaration that anger lasts a moment but favor endures for life offers a covenantal theology distinguishing temporary divine discipline from enduring mercy, echoed in prophetic reversals like Hosea.

5

The transition from singular thanksgiving to the plural summons for saints to sing in verse 4 models how personal deliverance in Israelite worship expands into corporate liturgy affirming God's faithfulness.