Today we read Psalm 30 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan and I LOVE this one, too!
Psalm 30
A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the Temple. [A Psalm] of David.
1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried to You and You have healed me. 3 O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the place of the dead); You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit (the grave). 4 Sing to the Lord, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. 5 For His anger is but for a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime or in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. 6 As for me, in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 By Your favor, O Lord, You have established me as a strong mountain; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. 8 I cried to You, O Lord, and to the Lord I made supplication. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit (the grave)? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth and faithfulness to men? 10 Hear, O Lord, have mercy and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper! 11 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 12 To the end that my tongue and my heart and everything glorious within me may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
All of the underlined parts are responses of David to the LORD for all of the GOOD things that He had done, and encouragement for US to do the same! We are to "extol" Him! This is the Hebrew word "ruwm", which means: to be exalted, to raise high. We are to sing to Him! Sing of every good thing! We are to "give thanks"! This is the Hebrew word "yadah", which means: to hold out (or throw up) the hand, to revere and worship, to laud (as in applaud). And then the last verse spells it out very plainly! Everything within me is to sing, praise, thank and worship HIM! For Who He is and for what He has already done! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with a great song of praise and awareness of HIM called "Wake":
Shalom in Him!
