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Psalms 30

BSB·12 verses ·Old Testament
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1I will exalt Youאֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣’ă·rō·w·mim·ḵā — To raise, lift up, exalt; to be highH7311 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → You have lifted me upדִלִּיתָ֑נִיḏil·lî·ṯā·nî — To draw up or pull out; to draw waterH1802 — Full Word Study → and have notוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → allowed my foesאֹיְבַ֣י’ō·yə·ḇay — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study → to rejoiceשִׂמַּ֖חְתָּśim·maḥ·tā — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → over me. 2O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י’ĕ·lō·hāy — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, I cried to You for helpשִׁוַּ֥עְתִּיšiw·wa‘·tî — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study →, and You healed meוַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃wat·tir·pā·’ê·nî — To heal, restore to healthH7495 — Full Word Study →. 3O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, You pulled meנַפְשִׁ֑יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → upהֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָhe·‘ĕ·lî·ṯā — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → fromמִן־min- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wl — The grave; the abode of the dead; the underworldH7585 — Full Word Study →; You spared meחִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִיḥî·yî·ṯa·nî — To live, to preserve alive, to give lifeH2421 — Full Word Study → from descendingמִיּוֹרְדֵיmī·yō·rə·ḏē — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → into the Pitבֽוֹר׃ḇō·wr — Pit, cistern, or dungeon; a deep holeH953 — Full Word Study →. 4Singזַמְּר֣וּzam·mə·rū — To sing praises, make music to GodH2167 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, O you His saintsחֲסִידָ֑יוḥă·sî·ḏāw — The pious one; one characterized by faithfulness and covenant loyaltyH2623 — Full Word Study →, and praiseוְ֝הוֹד֗וּwə·hō·w·ḏū — To give thanks, praise, or acknowledgeH3034 — Full Word Study → His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃qā·ḏə·šōw — Holiness, sacred, consecrated, set apartH6944 — Full Word Study → nameלְזֵ֣כֶרlə·zê·ḵer — memorial, remembrance, or fragrant nameH2143 — Full Word Study →. 5Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → His angerבְּאַפּוֹ֮bə·’ap·pōw — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study → is fleetingרֶ֨גַע׀re·ḡa‘ — A brief moment; an instantH7281 — Full Word Study →, but His favorבִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹbir·ṣō·w·nōw — Favor, pleasure, or acceptable willH7522 — Full Word Study → lasts a lifetimeחַיִּ֪יםḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. Weepingבֶּ֗כִיbe·ḵî — Weeping, tears, or act of cryingH1065 — Full Word Study → may stayיָלִ֥יןyā·lîn — to lodge, dwell, or remain (overnight or permanently)H3885 — Full Word Study → the nightבָּ֭עֶרֶבbā·‘e·reḇ — Evening, the time of day when sun setsH6153 — Full Word Study →, but joy comes in the morningוְלַבֹּ֥קֶרwə·lab·bō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study →. 6In prosperityבְשַׁלְוִ֑יḇə·šal·wî — Prosperity, peace, security, easeH7959 — Full Word Study → Iוַ֭אֲנִיwa·’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי’ā·mar·tî — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “I will neverבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → be shakenאֶמּ֥וֹט’em·mō·wṭ — to shake, move, slip, or fall awayH4131 — Full Word Study →.” 7O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, You favored meבִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮bir·ṣō·wn·ḵā — Favor, pleasure, or acceptable willH7522 — Full Word Study →; You madeהֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּהhe·‘ĕ·maḏ·tāh — to stand, take a stand, be establishedH5975 — Full Word Study → my mountainלְֽהַרְרִ֫יlə·har·rî — mountain, hill, elevated terrainH2042 — Full Word Study → stand strong. When You hidהִסְתַּ֥רְתָּhis·tar·tā — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study → Your faceפָנֶ֗יךָp̄ā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →, I wasהָיִ֥יתִיhā·yî·ṯî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → dismayedנִבְהָֽל׃niḇ·hāl — to alarm, hasten, or act in hasteH926 — Full Word Study →. 8To Youאֵלֶ֣יךָ’ê·le·ḵā — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, I calledאֶקְרָ֑א’eq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study →, andוְאֶל־wə·’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → I beggedאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃’eṯ·ḥan·nān — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study → my Lord for mercy: 9Whatמַה־mah- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → gain is there in my bloodshedבְּדָמִי֮bə·ḏā·mî — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study →, in my descentבְּרִדְתִּ֪יbə·riḏ·tî — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → toאֶ֫ל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the Pitשָׁ֥חַתšā·ḥaṯ — Pit, grave, or destruction; the grave or hellH7845 — Full Word Study →? Will the dustעָפָ֑ר‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study → praise Youהֲיוֹדְךָ֥hă·yō·wḏ·ḵā — To give thanks, praise, or acknowledgeH3034 — Full Word Study →? Will it proclaimהֲיַגִּ֥ידhă·yag·gîḏ — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study → Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃’ă·mit·te·ḵā — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study →? 10Hear meשְׁמַע־šə·ma‘- — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, and have mercyוְחָנֵּ֑נִיwə·ḥān·nê·nî — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →; O LORDיְ֝הוָהhaš·šēm — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, beהֱ‍ֽיֵה־hĕyêh- — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → my helperעֹזֵ֥ר‘ō·zêr — to help, aid, supportH5826 — Full Word Study →.” 11You turnedהָפַ֣כְתָּhā·p̄aḵ·tā — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → my mourningמִסְפְּדִי֮mis·pə·ḏî — lamentation, mourning, weepingH4553 — Full Word Study → into dancingלְמָח֪וֹלlə·mā·ḥō·wl — dance, dancingH4234 — Full Word Study →; You peeled offפִּתַּ֥חְתָּpit·taḥ·tā — to open, loosen, or beginH6605 — Full Word Study → my sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יśaq·qî — Coarse cloth worn as a sign of mourning or repentanceH8242 — Full Word Study → and clothed meוַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִיwat·tə·’az·zə·rê·nî — to gird, bind about, encircle with a belt or garmentH247 — Full Word Study → with joyשִׂמְחָֽה׃śim·ḥāh — Joy, gladness, rejoicingH8057 — Full Word Study →, 12that my heartלְמַ֤עַן׀lə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → may singיְזַמֶּרְךָ֣yə·zam·mer·ḵā — To sing praises, make music to GodH2167 — Full Word Study → Your praisesכָ֭בוֹדḵā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → and notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be silentיִדֹּ֑םyid·dōm — to be silent, still, or ceaseH1826 — Full Word Study →. O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י’ĕ·lō·hay — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, I will give thanksאוֹדֶֽךָּ׃’ō·w·ḏe·kā — To give thanks, praise, or acknowledgeH3034 — Full Word Study → foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םlə·‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study →.
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Psalm 30 is a psalm of thanksgiving that traces the psalmist's journey from serious illness or distress to miraculous deliverance and restoration. The psalm opens with a declaration of praise (verses 1–5), then recounts the crisis moment when the psalmist's pride led to his downfall (verses 6–10), and concludes with joyful gratitude for God's transformation of mourning into dancing (verses 11–12). This psalm teaches us that God's anger is brief but His mercy enduring, and that trials often come to humble us and deepen our dependence upon Him.

Verses 1–5: Praise for Deliverance and Healing

The psalmist begins with a bold declaration: "I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up." Here is someone who has been brought low—physically ill, emotionally distressed, or spiritually threatened—and God has intervened. In verse 2, he recalls his desperate prayer ("I cried unto thee") and God's gracious response in healing. Verse 3 uses vivid imagery: his soul has been brought back from the grave itself; he was at death's door, and the Lord kept him alive.

In verses 4–5, the psalmist calls all God's saints to join in thanksgiving and to remember God's holiness. He then offers a profound theological comfort: God's anger lasts only a moment, but His favor brings life. The image of weeping enduring for a night but joy coming in the morning (verse 5) has comforted countless believers throughout history. This reflects the biblical pattern that trials are temporary, but God's goodness is permanent.

Application: When we experience God's deliverance from sickness, danger, or despair, our proper response is public praise and grateful testimony. Our recovery is never merely personal; it is an opportunity to glorify God and strengthen others' faith.

Verses 6–10: The Crisis of Pride and the Cry for Mercy

Now the psalmist reveals what led to his trouble. In verse 6, he confesses: "in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved." Prosperity had bred spiritual complacency. He had forgotten his dependence on God. Verse 7 shows the consequence: God "hid his face," and immediately the psalmist was troubled. The removal of God's favor—His hiddenness—is more terrifying than any external enemy.

In verses 8–10, the psalmist describes his desperate prayer and his reasoning: if he dies and goes to the pit, he cannot praise God or declare His truth. This is not a claim about the afterlife but rather an expression of the psalmist's desire to glorify God through a restored life. He appeals to God's mercy and asks Him to be his helper. There is profound humility here—the proud declaration of verse 6 has given way to complete dependence.

Application: Spiritual complacency is dangerous. Our seasons of blessing can become seasons of pride if we forget that all good things come from God's hand. Often, God allows difficulties to humble us and restore our awareness of our need for Him.

Verses 11–12: Restoration and Eternal Praise

The psalm's climax comes in verse 11: "Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness." This is not a subtle comfort but a complete reversal—from the symbols of grief to the symbols of joy. God has not merely healed the psalmist; He has transformed his entire emotional and spiritual condition.

Verse 12 reveals the purpose of it all: "that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent." The psalmist's restored life exists for one reason—to bring glory to God. His promise of thanksgiving is not temporary gratitude but eternal: "I will give thanks unto thee for ever."

Application: Every restoration God grants us is meant to produce praise. Our healed lives should be lives of perpetual gratitude and witness.

Application for Today

If you are suffering, Psalm 30 assures you that God's anger is momentary but His favor is life-giving. Your night of weeping will give way to morning joy. If you are prospering, remember the psalmist's warning: do not say "I shall never be moved." Stay humble, stay dependent, and stay grateful. Most importantly, whatever God has done in your life—healing, provision, rescue—let it become a song of praise that never grows silent.

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