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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 unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was entreated for 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: 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 to 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• ²⁰Then 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 to day, who uncovered himself to day 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 his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. (2 Sam. 20:3)

extol.

Psa. 34:3‑4• ³O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
⁴I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psa. 34:3‑4)

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

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Psa. 145:1• ¹<<David's Psalm of praise.>> 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 honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. (Dan. 4:37)

for.

Psa. 27:6• ⁶And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. (Psa. 27:6)

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

hast not.

Psa. 13:4• ⁴Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. (Psa. 13:4)

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Psa. 25:2• ²O my God, I trust 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 mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
²⁴Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
²⁵Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, 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 favorest 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 neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
¹⁰Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. (Psa. 79:4,10)

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Psa. 89:41‑46• ⁴¹All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.
⁴²Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
⁴³Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
⁴⁴Thou hast made his glory 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, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? (Psa. 89:41‑46)

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Psa. 140:8• ⁸Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they 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 wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, 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.