Psalms 30:1 «A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David. » I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. _A Psalm and Song_] _i.e._ A holy hymn, first framed in metre, then sung with men's voices. _ At the dedication of the h... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Ver. 2. _I cried unto thee_] In some great sickness, say some, that befell him about the time that he built his house of cedar, 2 Samuel 5:11, that he might not be overjoyed, and take a surfeit; or rather, when, by my son's rising up agains... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 3. _O Lord, thou hast brought up, &c._] Here he saith the same again as before; the better to set forth the greatness of the benefit, and so to excite himself to due thankfulness... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. Ver. 4. _Sing unto the Lord_] Here he calleth in help to praise God, as holding himself too weak to do it alone. Publication of God's praises should be seconded by provocation of others to do the like. David... [ Continue Reading ]
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 man's life; for what is that to eternity? _Puncture est quod vivimus et puncto minus._ But it soon re... [ Continue Reading ]
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. Ver. 6. _And in my prosperity I said_] Or, in my tranquillity. Then it was that he was overgrown with security; as was also Job, Job 29:18,20; _See Trapp on "Job "29:18"_ _See Trapp on "Job "29:19"_ _See Trapp on "Job "29:20"_ Job 9:18. How many... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I was troubled. Ver. 7. _Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain, &c_]. Yea, but there is no mountain so strong that may not be moved, if not removed with an earthquake. Is it not as easy with God... [ Continue Reading ]
I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. Ver. 8. _I cried to thee, O Lord, &c._] For what reason? I felt myself, all that while that I was deserted, in a kind of hell above ground. _Haec tentatio initium aliquod et gustus fuit illerum inenarrabilium dolorum quos impii sentiun... [ Continue Reading ]
What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Ver. 9. _What profit is there in my blood, &c._] _i.e._ In my life, say some; _q.d._ To what purpose have I lived, since religion is not yet settled? In my death (say others, and b... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Ver. 10. _Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me_] When Faith had once said to God what it hath to say, it will wait for a good answer, relying on his mercy, and expecting relief from the Lord, as here David doth; looking, in the mean whi... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; Ver. 11. _Thou hast turned for me my mourning, &c._] _Sustulisti luctum, et laetitiam attulisti._ _See Trapp on "_ Psa 30:5 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 12. _To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee_] _i.e._ That my tongue, oiled from a heart enlarged, may exalt thee, according to my bounden duty and thine abunda... [ Continue Reading ]