Psalms 30 (DBY)

Chapter Text

30:1 {A Psalm of David: dedication-song of the house.} I will extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me.

30:2 Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

30:3 Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit.

30:4 Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

30:5 For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

30:6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

30:7 Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

30:8 I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication:

30:9 What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

30:10 Hear, O Jehovah, and be gracious unto me; Jehovah, be my helper.

30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

30:12 That [my] glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "healed", "psalm", "david", "dedication-song", "house", "extol", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "healed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "called" and "healed" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "healed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.