God’s Word Translation
Psalms 30:1
1I will honor you highly, O Lord, because you have pulled me out ⌞of the pit⌟ and have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
Psalms 30:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
- New International Version (NIV)I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me.
Context of Psalms 30:1
I will honor you highly, O Lord, because you have pulled me out ⌞of the pit⌟ and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. 2O Lord my God, I cried out to you for help, and you healed me. 3O Lord, you brought me up from the grave. You called me back to life from among those who had gone into the pit.
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אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה כִּ֣י דִלִּיתָ֑נִי וְלֹא־שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 30:1
- 2 Samuel 24:25David built an altar for the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So the Lord heard the prayers for the country, and the plague on Israel stopped.
- 1 Chronicles 21:6Joab didn’t include Levi and Benjamin in the number because he was disgusted with the king’s order.
- Deuteronomy 20:5The officers should tell the troops, “If you have built a new house but not dedicated it, you may go home. Otherwise, you might die in battle, and someone else will dedicate it.
- 2 Samuel 5:11Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.
- 2 Samuel 6:20When David returned to bless his family, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How dignified Israel’s king was today! He was exposing himself before the eyes of the slave girls of his palace staff—like a mindless fool might expose himself!”
- 2 Samuel 7:2So the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look, I’m living in a house made of cedar, while the ark of God remains in the tent.”
- 2 Samuel 20:3When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but no longer slept with them. So they lived like widows in confinement until they died.
- Psalms 34:3Praise the Lord’s greatness with me. Let us highly honor his name together.
- Psalms 66:17With my mouth I cried out to him. High praise was on my tongue.
- Psalms 145:1I will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will bless your name forever and ever.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.
- Psalms 27:6Now my head will be raised above my enemies who surround me. I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy in his tent. I will sing and make music to praise the Lord.
- Psalms 28:9Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
- Psalms 13:4and my enemy will say, “I have overpowered him.” My opponents will rejoice because I have been shaken.
- Psalms 25:2I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies triumph over me.
- Psalms 35:19Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.
Commentaries on Psalms 30:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I will extol thee - for thou hast lifted me up - I will lift thee up, for thou hast lifted me up. Thou hast made me blessed, and I will make thee glorious. Thou hast magnified me in thy mercy; and I will show forth thy praise, and speak good of thy name. I have made some remarks on this Psalm in the Introduction. In this Psalm we find seven different states of mind distinctly marked: - It is implied, in the first verse, that David had been in great…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I will extol thee - literally, “I will exalt thee;” that is, he would make God first and supreme in his thoughts and affections; he would do what he could to make Him known; he would elevate Him high in his praises. For thou hast lifted me up - To wit, from the state of danger in which I was Psalm 30:2-3. The Hebrew word used here means properly to draw out, as from a well; and then, to deliver, to set free. As God had thus lifted him up, it was proper…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Praise to God for deliverance. (1-5) Others encouraged by his example. (6-12) Verses 1-5 The great things the Lord has done for us, both by his providence and by his grace, bind us in gratitude to do all we can to advance his kingdom among men, though the most we can do is but little. God's saints in heaven sing to him; why should not those on earth do the same? Not one of all God's perfections carries in it more terror to the wicked, or more comfort to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1I will exalt You is a call to praise and thank the Lord (Psalms 34:3; 81:1; 99:5, 9; 107:32; 118:28; 145:1; see Exodus 15:1; Isaiah 25:1). You have lifted me up: God saved the psalmist from death (Psalm 30:3). God, in his justice and care, did not let the psalmist’s enemies win (see Psalms 26:9; 27:12; 28:3; 31:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. lifted me up--as one is drawn from a well (Psa 40:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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