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1 I will exalt you, Lord,
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,
and you healed me.
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the grave
you spared me from going down to the pit.
4 Sing to the Lord, you saints of his;
praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favour lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said,
‘I shall never be shaken.’
7 Lord, when you favoured me,
you made my mountain[c] stand firm;
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but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed.
8 To you, Lord, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 ‘What is gained is therein my destruction,
in my going down to the pit?,
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear,O Lord, and be merciful to me;
Lord, be my help.’
11 You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing your and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will thhanks you for ever.
(NIV)
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Psalm 30 A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David.
From the commentaries we find there are two versions of the understanding for this psalm.
One is that it was written for the building of God’s house, not a place to worship but a place where the Ark of the Covent was placed.
The second version, which most commentaries seem to agree is, the psalm is a thanksgiving of a man who has recovered from a serious illness. Sinking into Sheol was thought to be dying.
It is thought that the dedication was later added when the psalm/hymn was sung at the dedication of the temple.
The name "Hanukkah" derives from the Hebrew verb "חנך", meaning "to dedicate". On Hanukkah, in December 164 the Maccabean Jews regained control of Jerusalem from the Greek King and rededicated the Temple was held.
I suppose the Jews thought the capture and breakup of the temple was like a man dying and now been given a new lease of life and the restoration of God’s house, would feel like God was back with them again.
I wonder if the psalm does not match the times, we go through trails, when we think friends or workmates are against us. We then come to clear part in thinking and things are not as bad as they seem. Explanations are given, people apologies for their behaviour and we feel the sun is shining once again and everything is alright with the world.
(NIV)
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