Psalm 30

Words from Psalm 30 verse 5 in English on a church window

The 30th psalm (according to Greek counting the twenty-ninth) is a psalm of David , which was written as a song of thanksgiving for the dedication of the temple.

structure

The psalm can be divided into the following sections:

• Verse 1 ( EU ): heading
• Verses 2-4 ( EU ): Praise YHWH as a saving God
• Verses 4-6 ( EU ): Call to the Saints to praise YHWH
• Verses 6-8 ( EU ): Confession of pride
• Verses 8-11 ( EU ): repetition of requests and thanks

interpretation

CH Spurgeon relates this psalm to the dedication of the sacrificial place for the temple after 2 Sam 24  EU , 1 Chr 21  EU .

Liturgical use

Judaism

Psalm 30 occurs in the daily Jewish morning prayer, the Shacharit , and opens the Psuke desimra .

Web links

Commons : Psalm 30  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 30 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 30 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain for settings of Psalm 30 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} C. H. Spurgeon : The Treasury of David. CLV (2004), 414.