Psalms 29 (DRB)

Chapter Text

29:1 A psalm of a canticle, at the dedication of David's house.

29:2 I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me.

29:3 O Lord my God, I have cried to thee, and thou hast healed me.

29:4 Thou hast brought forth, O Lord, my soul from hell: thou hast saved me from them that go down into the pit.

29:5 Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness.

29:6 For wrath is in his indignation; and life in his good will. In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness.

29:7 And in my abundance I said: I shall never be moved.

29:8 O Lord, in thy favour, thou gavest strength to my beauty. Thou turnedst away thy face from me, and I became troubled.

29:9 To thee, O Lord, will I cry: and I will make supplication to my God.

29:10 What profit is there in my blood, whilst I go down to corruption? Shall dust confess to thee, or declare thy truth?

29:11 The Lord hath heard, and hath had mercy on me: the Lord became my helper.

29:12 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed me with gladness:

29:13 To the end that my glory may sing to thee, and I may not regret: O Lord my God, I will give praise to thee for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "mercy", "healed", "psalm", "canticle", "dedication", "david's", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "mercy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "saved" and "mercy" 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 "saved" and "mercy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.