←Psalm 30→BSB

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Key Terms

To Acknowledge 8 Delight 6 Loyal Person 4 To Be Kindly Disposed 3 To Beg for Mercy 2 Truth (Faithfulness) 2 Round Dance 2 Praise Truthfulness

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You Turned My Mourning into Dancing

A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David.

ⓘ This individual thanksgiving psalm opens in praise to...

This individual thanksgiving psalm opens in praise to the Lord for his salvation (30:1–3), then contrasts God’s favor with his anger (30:4–7), and ends with a transformation from mourning to dancing (30:8–12).
ⓘ The psalmist praises God for his triumph over...

The psalmist praises God for his triumph over adversity, which he likens to salvation from the grave.
ⓘ wrote this psalm in advance for the dedication...

wrote this psalm in advance for the dedication of the Temple, making his own experience representative of the nation’s.
1I will exalt You, O LORD,for You have lifted me upand have not allowed my foesto rejoice over me.2O LORD my God, I cried to You for help,and You healed me.3O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol;You spared me from descending into the Pit.
4Sing to the LORD, O you His saints,and praise His holy name.†5For His anger is fleeting,but His favor lasts a lifetime.Weeping may stay the night,but joy comes in the morning.
ⓘ Nothing can stop me now! The psalmist confesses...
  • Nothing can stop me now! The psalmist confesses his presumptuous attitude (cp. 32:3–4).
  • secure as a mountain: In the psalms, this phrase creates a powerful image of stability and of God’s control (see 11:1; 18:7; 36:6; 46:2; 72:3; 76:4; 83:14; 97:5; 114:4, 6; 125:2).
  • I was shattered: The absence of God’s favor destroys the security of the proud (cp. 104:27–30).
6In prosperity I said,“I will never be shaken.”7O LORD, You favored me;You made my mountain stand strong.
When You hid Your face,I was dismayed.
ⓘ The psalmist faced death (also in 30:1–3)—perhaps literally,...

The psalmist faced death (also in 30:1–3)—perhaps literally, perhaps figuratively. But when he turned to the Lord, the Lord rescued him and turned his mourning into joyful dancing. Only God’s favor can permanently and powerfully overcome human failure and the depths of despair.
8To You, O LORD, I called,and I begged my Lord for mercy:9“What gain is there in my bloodshed,†in my descent to the Pit?†Will the dust praise You?Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?10Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy;O LORD, be my helper.”
11You turned my mourning into dancing;You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent.O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.