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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.

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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 he did not count among them; for 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 timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a 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 honourable did the king of Israel make himself to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the lewd fellows shamelessly uncovers himself! (2 Sam. 6:20)

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2 Sam. 7:2• ²that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwells under 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• ³Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
⁴I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psa. 34:3‑4)

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Psa. 66:17• ¹⁷I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. (Psa. 66:17)

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Psa. 145:1• ¹A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will extol thee, my God, O King, 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)

for.

Psa. 27:6• ⁶And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah. (Psa. 27:6)

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Psa. 28:9• ⁹Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; and feed them, and lift them up for ever. (Psa. 28:9)

hast not.

Psa. 13:4• ⁴Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him! lest mine adversaries be joyful when I am moved. (Psa. 13:4)

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Psa. 25:2• ²My God, I confide in thee; 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 them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.
²⁴Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
²⁵Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. 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 delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. (Psa. 41:11)

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Psa. 79:4,10• ⁴We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision to them that are round about us.
¹⁰Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants that is shed be known among the nations in our sight. (Psa. 79:4,10)

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Psa. 89:41‑46• ⁴¹All that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
⁴²Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:
⁴³Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.
⁴⁴Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;
⁴⁵The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
⁴⁶How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire? (Psa. 89:41‑46)

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Psa. 140:8• ⁸Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah. (Psa. 140:8)

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Lam. 2:15• ¹⁵All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and shake their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: Is this the city which they called, 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.