Tree of Life Version
Psalms 30:1
1A psalm, a song for the dedication of the Temple, of David.
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
A psalm, a song for the dedication of the Temple, of David. 2I will exalt You, Adonai, for You have lifted me up, and did not let my enemies gloat over me. 3Adonai my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
Read all of Psalms 30Psalms 30:1 word by word
אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה כִּ֣י דִלִּיתָ֑נִי וְלֹא־שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 30:1
- 2 Samuel 24:25Then David built there an altar to Adonai, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So Adonai was moved by prayer of entreaty for the land, and restrained the plague from Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 21:6But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king’s word was detestable to Joab.
- Deuteronomy 20:5“The officers are to speak to the troops saying, ‘What man has built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house—otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would dedicate it.
- 2 Samuel 5:11Then King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David with cedar logs, carpenters and masons; and they built a palace for David.
- 2 Samuel 6:20David returned to bless his own household. But Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel distinguished himself today, when he uncovered himself today in the eyes of the slave girls of his subjects, as any vulgar fellow would shamelessly uncover himself!”
- 2 Samuel 7:2that the king said to the prophet Nathan, “See now, I am living in a house of cedar, yet the ark of God remains within curtains.”
- 2 Samuel 20:3Now when David arrived at his palace in Jerusalem, the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to take care of the palace, and put them in a guarded house. He provided for them but he did not cohabit with them. So they were confined until the day they died, living in widowhood.
- Psalms 34:3My soul boasts in Adonai. The humble ones hear of it and rejoice.
- Psalms 66:17I cried out to Him with my mouth, and exaltation was on my tongue.
- Psalms 145:1A psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God, the King, and I will bless Your Name forever and ever.
- Psalms 27:6Then will my head be high above my enemies around me. In His Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing, yes, sing praises to Adonai.
- Psalms 28:9Save Your people, bless Your inheritance, shepherd them and carry them forever.
- Psalms 13:4Look at me and answer, Adonai my God. Light up my eyes, or I will sleep in death.
- Psalms 25:2O my God, in You I trust, so I will not be ashamed, and my enemies will not gloat over me.
- Psalms 35:19Do not let my deceitful enemies gloat over me without cause, nor let those who hate me for nothing wink an eye.
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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