George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 30:5
Snare. The order to appear at court, after Saul had manifested his ill-will, could be considered in no other light. (Calmet)
Snare. The order to appear at court, after Saul had manifested his ill-will, could be considered in no other light. (Calmet)
Verse Psalms 30:5. _FOR HIS ANGER_ ENDURETH BUT _A MOMENT_] There is an elegant abruptness in these words in the Hebrew text. This is the literal translation: "For a moment in his anger. Lives in his...
FOR HIS ANGER ENDURETH BUT A MOMENT - Margin: There is but “a moment in his anger.” So the Hebrew. That is, his anger endures but a short time, or brief period. The reference here is to the troubles a...
Psalms 30 A Psalm of Praise _ 1. Praise for deliverance (Psalms 30:1)_ 2. Past experience (Psalms 30:6) Psalms 30:1. The inscr
XXX. TRUST IN GOD, NOT IN SELF. The Ps. was not intended originally, as the title suggests, for the purification and dedication of the Temple in 165 B.C. after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (p....
ENDURETH, &C. Render "For. moment [is] His anger; for. lifetime [is] His favour". ENDURE. lodge...
An invitation to the godly to join in thanksgiving, in view of those attributes of Jehovah of which the Psalmist has just had experience. Cp. Psalms 9:11; Psalms 22:23....
Literally, _For a moment in his anger;_ life in his favour: which is generally explained to mean, as in R.V. marg., _For his anger is but for a moment;_ His favour is for a life-time: on the grou...
FOR HIS ANGER ENDURETH BUT A MOMENT— There is but a _moment in his anger; life and happiness in his favour: weeping may come to lodge with us in the evening, but singing shall dwell with us in the mor...
PSALMS 30 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Song of Joy on Recovery from Sickness. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 30:1-3, Declaration of Praise and its Occasion. Stanza II., Psalms 30:4-5, Call on Levites to Praise,...
_FOR HIS ANGER ENDURETH BUT A MOMENT; IN HIS FAVOUR IS LIFE: WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT, BUT JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING._ His anger ... God's 'holy memorial,' or ever- memorable holy name, (Psalms...
Title.—(RV) 'A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House; _a Psalm_ of David.' There is no obvious connexion between the contents of this Ps. and its title. It is a thanksgiving for recovery from a...
IN HIS FAVOUR _is_ LIFE] better, 'his favour is for a lifetime,' in contrast to 'his anger.. a moment.' ENDURE FOR A NIGHT] RV 'tarry for the night' as a passing stranger....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
FOR HIS ANGER. — Literally, “For a moment (is) in his anger, Life in his favour; In the evening comes to lodge weeping, But at morning a shout of joy.” Some supply _comes to lodge_ with the last clau...
_[Psalms 30:6]_ כִּ֤י רֶ֨גַע ׀ בְּ אַפֹּו֮ חַיִּ֪ים...
Psalms 30:1 THE title of this psalm is apparently a composite, the usual "Psalm of David" having been enlarged by the awkward insertion of "A Song at the Dedication of the House," which probably indic...
“JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING” Psalms 30:1 This psalm dates from 2 Samuel 5:11. What a contrast between Adullam's cave and the house of cedar! When God has lifted us up in mercy, we should lift Him up...
This is a song of praise for deliverance (1-5) and a meditation on the deliverance and its lessons (6-12), with a final note of praise (12). The phrases descriptive of the trouble are such as to leave...
Here again, what a personal application this hath to the saints of his. Resurrection to them is among the highest of their triumphs. But our Lord Jesus Christ himself makes this a glorious event only...
5._For his anger is only for a moment. _It is beyond all controversy that _life _is opposed here to _for a moment, _and consequently signifies long continuance, or the constant progress of time from d...
In Psalms 30 we have the contrast between trust in prosperity even in that given of God and in God Himself. He has come in and lifted up the poor, and not left him to his foes. His favor is life. If a...
FOR HIS ANGER [ENDURETH BUT] A MOMENT,.... Anger is not properly in God, he being a simple, uncompounded, immovable, and unchangeable being; nor is it ever towards his people in reality, unless anger...
For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning. Ver. 5. _For his anger endureth but a moment_] Though it lasts all a m...
_His anger endureth for a moment_, &c. Hebrew, רגע באפו חיים ברצונו, _regang beappo, chaiim birzono, a moment in his anger; lives in his favour._ The duration of his anger is but short; comparatively,...
For His anger endureth but a moment, passing by very rapidly on account of the urging of His mercy; IN HIS FAVOR IS LIFE, His loving kindness lasts a lifetime. WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT, that is,...
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE FROM DEATH. A psalm and song, literally, "a psalm song," a composition to be sung with musical accompaniment, at the dedication of the house of David, of his...
HIS ANGER ENDURETH BUT A MOMENT: _ Heb._ there is but a moment in his anger FOR A NIGHT: _ Heb._ in the evening JOY: _ Heb._ singing...
HIS ANGER ENDURETH BUT A MOMENT; commonly the afflictions which he sends upon his people are short, and last but for a few moments of their lives. IN HIS FAVOUR IS LIFE; or, _life_, i.e. our whole lif...
Psalms 30:5 anger H639 moment H7281 favor H7522 life H2416 Weeping H1065 endure H3885 (H8799) night H6153 joy...
HE CALLS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE TO JOIN WITH HIM IN HIS GRATITUDE (PSALMS 30:4). Psalms 30:4 Sing praise to YHWH, O you holy ones of his, And give thanks to the memorial of his holiness. For his anger...
Psalms 30:5 The things of this Psalm are of continual interest. They do not belong to any one time or any one type of experience. Some of the notes in it are suitable to home and family, and individu...
May the Holy Spirit, who inspired the writer of this Psalm, now lead us into its inner meaning! It is entitled «A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David; «or, rather, «A Psalm; a song...
CONTENTS: Thanksgiving for answer to prayer. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: We should hem all our blessings with praise lest they unravel. Let us never forget to pray, nor ever doubt the succes...
The title is, _a psalm and song._ Chrysostom, in his prologue, understands it of a song set to the organ, or a concert of music, and sung when David dedicated his palace in the city of Zion. Here his...
_In His favour is life._ LIFE IN THE FAVOUR OF GOD The return of God’s favour to an afflicted soul is like life from the dead,--nothing is so reviving. All our bliss is bound up in God’s favour; and...
_Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His._ SINGING SAINTS Singing has a curative effect upon many of the maladies of the soul; I am sure that it lightens the burdens of life, and I was about to say t...
_I will extol Thee, O Lord; for Thou hast lifted me up._ A PSALM OF DELIVERANCE The title of this psalm is apparently a composite, the usual “Psalm of David” having been enlarged by the awkward inser...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 30:1. According to the title, David composed Psalms 30:1 for the temple’s dedication (which took place after David died,...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 30:4 The singer urges his fellow worshipers to join him, to SING PRAISES and GIVE THANKS. Though there is indeed WEEPING in the lives of the faithful, it comes t
INTRODUCTION “This psalm was composed after recovery from a sickness which had very nearly proved fatal. The singer begins with an inscription of praise to God for His great goodness, and calls upon a...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is one of thanksgiving from first to last, and commemorates a deliverance from a great danger. It is divided into two unequal portions—one of five and the ether of seven verses....
I will extol thee, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and you've not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto you, and you healed me. O LORD, you have brought up my soul from the g...
2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 2 Corinthians 7:9; Genesis 32:24;...
Cometh — Speedily and in due season....