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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 30:1-5

It was the laudable practice of the pious Jews, and, though not expressly appointed, yet allowed and accepted, when they had built a new house, to dedicate it to God, Deut. 20:5. David did so when his house was built, and he took possession of it (2 Sam. 5:11); for royal palaces do as much need God's protection, and are as much bound to be at his service, as ordinary houses. Note, The houses we dwell in should, at our first entrance upon them, be dedicated to God, as little sanctuaries. We... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 30:2

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee ,.... In the time of his distress and trouble; and whither should he go but unto his covenant God and Father? and thou hast healed me : either of some bodily disease that attended him; for the Lord is the physician of the body, as well as of the soul; and that either immediately, or by giving a blessing to means used; and the glory of such a mercy should be given to him: or else of soul diseases, which are natural and hereditary, epidemical, nauseous,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 30:3

O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave ,.... When his life being in danger, was near unto it, Job 33:22 ; otherwise the soul dies not, nor does it lie and sleep in the grave; or "thou hast brought up my soul from hell" F13 מן שאול "ab inferno", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth. ; that is, delivered him from those horrors of conscience and terrors of mind, by reason of sin, which were as hell itself unto him; see Psalm 116:3 ; thou hast... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 30:4

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his ,.... Such to whom he has been gracious and merciful, and has blessed with pardoning grace, and justifying righteousness, adoption, and a right to eternal life; and who are holy godly persons; in whose hearts principles of grace and holiness are formed; and who are kind and bountiful to others: all which the word F15 הסידיו "quos ipse benignitate prosequitur", Junius & Tremellius; so Tigurine version. here used signifies: and these are the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 30:2

Thou hast healed me - Thou hast removed the plague from my people by which they were perishing in thousands before my eyes. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 30:3

Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave - I and my people were both about to be cut off, but thou hast spared us in mercy, and given us a most glorious respite. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 30:4

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his - Ye priests, who wait upon him in his sanctuary, and whose business it is to offer prayers and sacrifices for the people, magnify him for the mercy he has now showed in staying this most destructive plague. Give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness - " Be ye holy," saith the Lord, "for I am holy." He who can give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness, is one who loves holiness; who hates sin; who longs to be saved from it; and takes... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 30:4

Verse 4 4.Sing unto Jehovah. The better to testify his gratitude, David calls upon all the saints to join with him in singing the praises of God; and under one class he describes the whole body. As he had been preserved beyond all expectation, and by this instance had been instructed concerning God’s continual and infinite goodness towards all the godly, he breaks forth into this exhortation, in which he includes the general deliverance of the whole church as well as his own. He rehearses not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 30:1-5

The mercy of God. This psalm composed after recovery from some chastisement for sin, which had very nearly proved fatal. He praises God for lifting him up out of it, and calls upon others of a similar experience to join him in his thanksgiving. I. HE CELEBRATES WITH JOY THE MERCY OF GOD TO HIM . 1 . His recovery had put an end to the malicious exultation of his foes. ( Psalms 30:1 .) Wicked men rejoice in the downfall and calamity of the good; they accept it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 30:1-12

The title ascribes the psalm to David; and it is generally allowed to possess internal evidence of Davidic authorship. Ewald calls it "a model hymn of thanksgiving, composed in the best age of Hebrew poetry, for recitation in the temple." The particular occasion on which it was written is declared in the title to have been "the dedication of the house," by which (if David was the author) it is impossible to understand anything but the dedication of the altar (with its precinct) on the... read more

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