Phew! It's been going on two weeks now and I finally finished and posted this journal entry. I have spent hours and hours just to correct and finalize it. Usually, because of lack of sleep and getting up late, I have had only 30 minutes to an hour each day to do this. Please continue to pray over my sleep issue.
I usually limit the verses in the beginning to the actual verses I am studying. That has been my practice of late. So please forgive me for including Psalm 30 in its entirety one last time. This is my last entry on this Psalm. I will be moving onto Psalm 31. I just wanted to let you see the last verses in their entire context. May it bless and edify you and cause you to give praise and thanksgiving to our Great God and Savior. Hallelujah! (As I wrote the word Hallelujah, a song I was listening to sang, "Hallelujah!" simultaneously!!!)
July 17, 2020
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Worship in
WORD
A
psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David.
30 I
will exalt you, O Lord,
for you lifted
me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over
me.
2 O Lord
my God, I called to you for help
and you healed
me.
3 O Lord,
you brought me up from the grave;b
you
spared me from going down into the pit.
4 Sing to the Lord,
you saints of his;
praise
his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said,
"I will never be shaken."
7 O Lord,
when you favored me,
you made my mountain stand firm;
but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord,
I called;
to
the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 "What gain is there in my destruction,
in my
going down into the pit?
Will
the dust praise you?
Will
it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord,
and be merciful to me;
O Lord, be my help."
11 You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my
sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may
sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord
my God, I will give you thanks forever.
NIV
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A
psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple.
30 1 I will exalt you, Lord,
for you rescued me.
You
refused to let my enemies triumph over me.
2 O Lord
my God, I cried to you for help,
and
you restored my health.
3 You brought me up from the grave,* O Lord.
You
kept me from falling into the pit of death.
4 Sing
to the Lord, all you godly ones!
Praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but
his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping
may last through the night,
but
joy comes with the morning.
6 When I was prosperous, I said,
"Nothing
can stop me now!"
7 Your favor, O Lord,
made me as secure as a mountain.
Then
you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
8 I cried out to you, O Lord.
I
begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
9 "What will you gain if I die,
if I
sink into the grave?
Can
my dust praise you?
Can
it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear me, Lord,
and have mercy on me.
Help
me, O Lord ."
11 You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You
have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
12 that
I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks
forever!
New Living Translation ®, copyright © 1996, 2004
by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers.
All rights reserved_
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A
Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.
30
I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my
foes to rejoice over me.
2
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3
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.
4 Sing
unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his
holiness.
5
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst
hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8
I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust
praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my
sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12
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.
KJV
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Joy
Comes with the Morning
A
Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.
30 I
will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes
rejoice over me.
2 O
Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
3 O
Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from
among those who go down to the pit.
4
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5 For
his anger is but for moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may
tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
6 As
for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
7 By
your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I
was dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry, and to the Lord I plead
for mercy:
9
“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust
praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10
Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you
have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
ESV
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II. Personal Praise: vs. 1- 3
III. Public Exhortation & Encouragement: vs. 4 - 5
IV. Personal Plea: vs. 6 - 10
V.
Personal/Public Praise: vs. 11 – 12
We are now on the final stretch of our journey through Psalm
30. With David, we entered God’s courts with praise, and we will exit it in
praise as well. Actually, as we shall see, we should make it our aim never to exit!
In verses 11-12, David is publicly fulfilling the desire of his private plea found
in verses 9-10. That is, his desire to glorify God and to lead God’s people in
the worship of the One who disciplines and delivers His people. Amen!
If I were to outline verse 11-12, it might look like this:
I. God changes David’s attitude (v. 11a)
II. God changes David’s attire (v. 11b)
III. God changes David’s aim (v. 12)
Let’s look at each of
these briefly. First, David’s attitude has changed from tears to twirling, from
wailing to whirling.
You turned my wailing into
dancing NIV (’84)
You have turned for me my
mourning into dancing ESV
You turned my lament into
dancing CSB
Not only is David fulfilling his desire, as seen in the
previous verses, God is also changing David’s attitude. David moves from the “mourning”
of the dark night of discipline to the joy of the bright day found in the “morning”(v.
5) of forgiveness and deliverance.
In verse 11, David makes beautiful use of synonymous parallelism* (“turned my mourning
into dancing”/ “removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with joy” NIV) to express
his response to God’s gracious blessing. With graphic imagery, he describes the
internal and external changes that took place because of God’s gracious rescue
and restoration in his life.
The first part of the parallelism begins with a reference to
David weeping over his situation. And by implication, over his sinful, prideful
attitude that led to God’s discipline. The word used here is aptly translated
as “mourning” (ESV, KJV, NLT), “wailing” (NIV), and even “lament” (Christian
Standard Bible). In the morning of his deliverance, God turns the waters of
wailing into the wine of worship. From a dirge into dancing.
God changed
David’s
attitude😭😂
Along with a change in attitude comes a change in attire. When
one mourned in those days, they donned sackcloth as a sign of their anguish.
The second part of the parallelism is a magnificent picture of God exchanging
the attire of David from “mourning” clothes to a garment of “gladness.”
God
changed
David’s
attire
In verse 12, David employed antithetical parallelism* (“may sing your praise /
not be silent” ESV) to describe what the
changes in verse 11 had led to – a shift in aim. No longer for pride and
comfort, but praise and thanksgiving.
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent (KJV)
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent (NIV)
that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent (ESV)
that I might sing praises to you and not be silent (NLT)
That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent (NASU)
The KJV is most helpful here in demonstrating that there is
a change in David’s aim, an aim that is God wrought in the heart of David. The
KJV translates the one Hebrew word used here as “to the end that.” Strong’s
defines this word this way:
OT:4616 /u^m^ ma`an (mah'-an); from OT:6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that:
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006, 2010 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
David realized that the goal or aim of all this does not begin
or end on himself. No, the Lord is the source. And the target that his joy
terminates on is the worship of Yahweh in the form of praise and thanksgiving.
God
changed
David’s
aim 🏹
Notice David says, “You have” not, “I Have.” He is not into
self-help; he’s into divine-aid. Notice also the Thou - I (“You have” – “I
will”) connection. In Verse 1, we saw David declaring, “I will... because You
have.” Verse 12, is verse 1 in reverse
and gives the proper order and response in our relationship with God. The Lord
is the “beginning and the end;” the cause and the culmination of our worship. This
is so in our personal times of devotion as well as in the midst of His people.
You recall, as I began this study, I spoke of entering God’s
courts with praise, but that our goal is never to exit. That’s the desire of
David here. He says,
To the end that my glory may sing praise (Heb. zamar) to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks (Heb. yadah) unto thee for ever.
KJV
·
This recalls the exhortation
and invitation David gave God’s people in Verse five:
Sing praises (Heb. zamar) to the Lord, O you his
saints, and give thanks (Heb. yadah) to his holy name.
ESV
(As you can see, David employs the same words I have put in
parenthesis in both passages. Again an example of personal and congregational
worship)
Whether the word “forever” refers to the extent of time (now
and beyond time) or a sanctified habitual practice (continually or habitually)
is of little importance. Either way, they eventually lead to the same end; the
continual glory of God. However, we know that this is a goal that will only be imperfectly
attained in this life. The cycle of
discipline and deliverance will continue throughout life as God sanctifies His
redeemed. This cycle is the narrative we find in the book of Psalms. It is
chronicled in the life of the saints throughout scripture.
It
is our
story
as
well.
Worship in Witness:
Yet we must make it our aim, personally when we are alone,
and corporately with each other, to praise God and give Him thanks. And we are
not alone in this endeavor. In fact, we are not the main actors; God is, for we
have these promises from His word:
Rom 8:28-30
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.NIV2 Cor 3:17-1817 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.NIV2 Corinthians 4:17–1817 For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. 18 So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.CSBPhil 1:6-7And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.ESV2 Peter 1:3-43 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.NIV1 John 3:1-2Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God's children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn't know Him. 2 Dear friends, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is.HCSB
There is a purifying effect in praise and thanksgiving. True
worship can only be done with these attitudes and actions in play in our lives.
Can one genuinely worship while living in sin? And if we live with an attitude
of praise and thanksgiving, will it not help prevent us from falling into sin
and reveal hidden sins in our life?
But when we think of God’s sanctifying work, we think more
in terms of moral and spiritual maturing. A life of Spirit-wrought holiness.
But thanksgiving and praise are part of the process, aren’t they? Perhaps not just
part of the process, but the very fiber of everything we do and say.
However, when eternity reigns and we stand in the presence
of our Lord fully clothed in our resurrected bodies. His sanctifying work in
our lives will be finished, but praise and thanksgiving will continue,
eternally. Oh, may God have His perfect work in us. And let our “glory” ** sing His praise and give thanks
to Him “forever” Amen!
Worship in Promise, Poetry, and Praise:
Rev 2:57 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
NIVRev 22:14-15
14 "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
NIV
Complete
In the garden,
when Adam ate the forbidden fruit
Depravity filled all humanity
to the very root
Banished from the garden
to the grind, and the grave
But left with the promise,
of One who’d come to save
So out from His garden,
Christ descended from
above
He entered another garden,
then died on a
cross of love
Laid in a borrowed grave,
He shattered death’s
imprisoning wall
Then ascended to His throne above,
from whence He’ll
give the call
To those who in Him have believed
And pardon from
their sins have received
And from the graveyard of the earth,
He’ll raise our
bodies replete
And to the garden,
we will return,
in
body and soul,
complete
Graves into Gardens by Elevation Worship
[Verse 1]
I searched the world
But it couldn’t fill me
Man’s empty praise
And treasures that fade
Are never enough
Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire is now satisfied
Here in Your Love
[Chorus]
Oh there’s nothing
Better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing,
Nothing is better than You
[Verse 2]
I’m not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws
Lord, You’ve seen them all
And You still call me friend
‘Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There’s not a place
Your mercy and grace
Won’t find me again
[Chorus]
Oh there’s nothing
Better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing,
Nothing is better than You [x2]
[Bridge]
You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only one who can
[x2]
[Bridge 2]
You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You’re the only one who can
You’re the only one who can
[Chorus]
Oh there’s nothing better than
You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing,
Nothing is better than You [x2]
[Repeat Bridge 2]
You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You’re the only one who can
You’re the only one who can
[Repeat]
You are the only one who can
Notes for
further study:
In the Old Testament one
encounters several different types, or aspects, of parallelism, each
demonstrating a different semantic relationship between the lines. Although not
one of the most common aspects, "synonymous" parallelism is one of
the simplest. In synonymous parallelism the second line of the pair essentially
restates the meaning of the first.
It is misleading to describe
the two lines as being synonymous in the strict sense since the meaning of the
two lines is not precisely equivalent. The second line gives a subtly different
view in comparison to the first, contributing more than a simple restatement or
paraphrase of the first. To illustrate, consider the perspective on an object
seen with binocular vision. If while viewing that object, one closes one eye
and then opens it and closes the other eye, the perspective from either eye
singly will be quite similar to that of the other. However, the differences
will be perceptible. The perspective given by both eyes together, like that of
the pair of synonymous lines, yields a unique perspective and a depth of
perception available only in tandem.
Consider the following example:
Surely he took up our
infirmities and carried our sorrows. (Isa 53:4 a)
The lines emphasize the same
message by creative restatement. In the following case,
The heavens declare the glory
of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Ps 19:1)
we also see synonymy. However,
the context of the couplet helps us understand "glory of God" as basically
equivalent to "work of his hands." Without the context the reader
might not make such a connection, but the poet guides his readers to this
conclusion with a skillful use of parallelism.
A second expression of
parallelism has been named "antithetical"
parallelism. Antithetical parallelism sets the paired lines in opposition to
one another. One line restates the other, but negatively. Most examples of
antithetical parallelism occur in the Wisdom Literature, where the two paths,
the way of wisdom and that of folly, are contrasted for the one who would be
wise. The following couplet illustrates this type of parallelism:
Whoever loves discipline loves
knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. (Prov 12:1)
The third aspect of
parallelism, called "synthetic" (or "formal") parallelism
is the largest grouping, and also the most controversial. With synthetic
parallelism, the second line presupposes the thought of the first and advances
the thought of the initial line. Before we proceed with the discussion, it
might prove helpful to examine examples:
Before a word is on my tongue you
know it completely, O Lord (Ps 139:4)
I will sing to the Lord, for he
is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. (Ex
15:1)
Some have argued that this type
of parallelism is no parallelism at all because the second line typically
differs so significantly from the first that the meaning of the pair seems to
be more akin to prose than poetry. However, the symmetry of paired lines,
figurative expressions, and occasionally meter argue convincingly that
synthetic parallelism is a legitimate understanding.
Although synonymous,
antithetical, and synthetic parallelism comprise the major types of
parallelism, several additional types of parallelism occur. We will mention
only two. In emblematic parallelism, one line states a poetic proposition while
the other illustrates with a simile. A well-known example is:
As the deer pants for streams
of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. (Ps 42:1)
Another kind of parallelism is
chiastic parallelism, where the second line restates the first in reversed
order. Note the following example:
Ephraim will not be jealous of
Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. (Isa 11:13 b)
(from Evangelical Dictionary of
Biblical Theology. Copyright © 1996 by Baker Books. All rights reserved. Used
by permission.)
**
David uses a phrase in verse 12 that is quite puzzling. What does he mean by
“my glory?” Commentators have wrestled over this. Some think it is a reference
to the tongue and others to the soul. Some suggest that it is a reference to
his nobility as the king. Some translate it as the “heart.”
I was going to include a brief
discussion of this under my “Worship in the Word” section above but thought it
would make that section even longer than it was. I also thought it was not
relevant to the point I was trying to make and would prove to be a distraction.
It is important to note that
the word “my” is supplied and not in the original. Most translators feel this
is justified. It literally reads, “glory may sing.” So, I tend to agree with
one commentator I have quoted below:
Psalms 30:12
(My) glory may sing ... So the
Septuagint, as the English version, understand "my" to
"glory" - i.e., 'my tongue.' (cf. Ps 16:9, note). I think
"glory" is all that is glorious in me and in thy saints. David had
called on the 'saints of the Lord' to "sing unto the Lord" (Ps 30:4).
Here he resumes the thought, and by putting "glory" absolutely,
implies that the soul and tongue, not of himself only, but also of the saints,
should glorify God by singing unto Him.
(from Jamieson, Fausset, and
Brown Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright © 1997-2014 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved.)
Some Further Quotes:
Psalms
30:11-12
Images of exuberant joy
conclude this ode. Mourning is gone. The sackcloth of woe is put aside. Every
movement testifies exhilaration. The girdle of the loins is gladness. For what
purpose is this glad exchange? The design is that God may be loudly praised by
every utterance of the lips. This scene will soon be realized. The day of
Christ draws near. Then will be fullness of joy. Then, O Lord our God, we will
give thanks to You forever.
(from Commentary on the Psalms,
by Henry Law, Biblesoft formatted electronic database Copyright © 2014 by
Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Psalms 30
The issue of such experience is
of the highest, "life," "joy in the morning." The review is
full of suggestiveness. Days of prosperity had issued in self-satisfaction. Jehovah
had hid His face. That was the moment of His anger and that the night of
weeping! There was the return to Jehovah in the cry of anguish. The answer was
immediate, mourning became dancing, sackcloth was exchanged for gladness. What
was all this for?
"To the end that my glory
may sing praise to Thee and not be silent." Self-satisfaction cannot
praise Jehovah. Therefore it must be corrected by discipline. The final note of
praise shows that through affliction and by deliverance the lesson has been learned.
(from Exposition of the Whole
Bible, by G. Campbell Morgan. Biblesoft Formatted Electronic Database Copyright
© 2014 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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