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Psa. 30:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

<<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.

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1-3: David praises God for his deliverance.

4-12: He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him.

A.M. 2987.

B.C. 1017.

(Title.)

A psalm.Or, "A psalm or song of David, at the dedication of the house;" by which is supposed to be meant the place he built on the threshing floor of Araunah, after the grievous plague which had nearly desolated the kingdom.

2 Sam. 24:25• ²⁵And David built there an altar to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. And Jehovah was propitious to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. (2 Sam. 24:25)

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1 Chron. 21:6• ⁶But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them. The king's word was abominable to Joab. (1 Chron. 21:6)

at the.

Deut. 20:5• ⁵And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. (Deut. 20:5)

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2 Sam. 5:11• ¹¹And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. (2 Sam. 5:11)

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2 Sam. 6:20• ²⁰And David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! (2 Sam. 6:20)

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2 Sam. 7:2• ²that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. (2 Sam. 7:2)

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2 Sam. 20:3• ³And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. (2 Sam. 20:3)

extol.

Psa. 34:3‑4• ³Exalt ye Jehovah with me,{HR}And let us extol his name together.
⁴I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,{HR}And he delivered me from all my fears. (Psa. 34:3‑4)

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Psa. 66:17• ¹⁷I called to him [with] my mouth,{HR}And he was extolled with my tongue. (Psa. 66:17)

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Psa. 145:1• ¹Praise: of David.{HR}I will exalt thee my God the king,{HR}And I will bless thy name for ever and ever. (Psa. 145:1)

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Dan. 4:37• ³⁷Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. (Dan. 4:37)

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Psa. 27:6• ⁶And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me,{HR}And I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of joyful noise,{HR}I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah. (Psa. 27:6)

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Psa. 28:9• ⁹Save thy people and bless thine inheritance,{HR}And feed them and lift them up forever. (Psa. 28:9)

hast not.

Psa. 13:4• ⁴Lest mine enemies say, I have overcome him,{HR}[And] mine adversaries exult when I am moved. (Psa. 13:4)

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Psa. 25:2• ²My God, in thee have I trusted;{HR}Let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. (Psa. 25:2)

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Psa. 35:19,24‑25• ¹⁹Let not mine enemies rejoice over me falsely;{HR}My haters without cause wink the eye.
²⁴Judge me according to thy righteousness,{HR}O Jehovah my God,{HR}And let them not rejoice over me.
²⁵Let them not say in their heart, Aha, our soul!{HR}Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. (Psa. 35:19,24‑25)

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Psa. 41:11• ¹¹By this I know that thou hast delighted in me,{HR}Because mine enemy shall not exult over me. (Psa. 41:11)

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Psa. 79:4,10• ⁴We are become a reproach to our neighbours,{HR}A mockery and derision to those round about us.
¹⁰Why should the nations say, Where [is] their God?{HR}Let there be known among the nations in our sight (eyes){HR}Avenging of thy servants' blood that is shed. (Psa. 79:4,10)

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Psa. 89:41‑46• ⁴¹All that pass by the way plunder him;{HR}He is become a reproach to his neighbours.
⁴²Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries.{HR}Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
⁴³Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword,{HR}And hast not made him stand in the battle.
⁴⁴Thou hast made his brightness to cease,{HR}And his throne to the earth thou hast cast down.
⁴⁵Thou hast shortened the days of his youth,{HR}Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
⁴⁶How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself forever?{HR}Shall thy wrath burn as fire? (Psa. 89:41‑46)

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Psa. 140:8• ⁸Grant not, Jehovah, the wicked one's desires;{HR}His device further not: they exalt themselves, Selah. (Psa. 140:8)

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Lam. 2:15• ¹⁵All that pass by clap their hands at thee;{HR}They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying,{HR}Is this the city that men call the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth? (Lam. 2:15)

• Book 1, Series 5. The Jews restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The great truth of psalm 30 is the practically deeply-interesting one, that the joy flowing from the deliverance the Lord (in this psalm Jehovah) affords is greater and deeper than the blessing of prosperity, even when acknowledged to come from God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 29-32” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

Strictly, "drawn me up," as out of a well.

W. Kelly Translation

A Psalm; a song of the dedication of the house of David.{HR}I extol thee, O Jehovah, for thou hast lifted me up,{HR}And hasta not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me.

WK Translation Notes

Literally, drawn me up (as from a prison).