30:1(A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the a house
of David.) I will extol thee, O LORD; b for thou hast
lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
(a) After Absalom had polluted it with most filthy
fornication.
(b) He condemns them for great ingratitude who do not
praise God for his benefits.
30:2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast c healed
me.
(c) Restored from the rebellion of Absalom.
30:3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my d soul from the grave:
thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the
pit.
(d) Meaning, that he escaped death most narrowly.
30:4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye e saints of his, and give thanks
at the remembrance of his holiness.
(e) The word signifies them who have received mercy, and
show mercy liberally to others.
30:6 And in my g prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
30:7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my h mountain to stand
strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I i was troubled.
(h) I thought you had established me in Zion most surely.
(i) After you had withdrawn your help, I felt my misery.
30:9 What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the
pit? Shall the k dust praise thee? shall it declare thy
truth?
(k) David means that the dead are not profitable to the
congregation of the Lord here in the earth: therefore
he would live to praise his Name, which is the end of
man's creation.
30:12 To the end that [my] l glory may sing praise to thee,
and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto
thee for ever.
(l) Because you have preserved me that my tongue should
praise you, I will not be unmindful of my duty.
