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Psalm 30
Psalm 30
1 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
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Verse 1
<html><b>A song of dedication of the House</b> which the Levites will say at the dedication of the House in the days of Solomon.</html>
Verse 2
<html><b>I will exalt You, O Lord, for You have raised me up</b> Heb. דליתני, You have lifted me on high. <b>and You have not allowed my enemies to rejoice over me</b> Heb. לי, like עלי, over me, for they would say, “David has no share in the world to come,” but when they saw that the doors opened for the Ark because of me, then they knew that the Holy One, blessed be He, had forgiven me for that sin, and the faces of David’s enemies became as black as the bottom of a pot.</html>
Verse 3
<html><b>and You have healed me</b> That is the forgiving of iniquity, as (in Isa. 6:10), “and he repent and be healed.”</html>
Verse 4
<html><b>from my descent into the Pit, etc.</b> Heb. מירדי, like מִיְרִדָתִי, from my descent into the Pit, that I should not descend into Gehinnom.</html>
Verse 5
<html><b>Sing to the Lord, His pious ones</b> about what He did for me, because you can take refuge in Him, and He will benefit you; and even if you are experiencing pain, have no fear.</html>
Verse 6
<html><b>For…but a moment</b> [For] His wrath lasts but a short [moment]; <b>life results from His favor</b>, there is long life in appeasing and placating Him.</html>
Verse 7
<html><b>And I said in my tranquility</b> In my tranquility, I thought that I would never falter. However, the matter is not in my power, but in the power of the Holy One, blessed be He. With His will, He set up my mountain, my greatness to be [my] mightbut when He hid His countenance from me, I was immediately frightened.</html>
Verse 9
<html><b>To You, O Lord, I would call</b> I would call to You and supplicate constantly, saying before You: “What gain is there in my blood, etc.,” and You heard my voice and turned my lament into dancing for me.</html>
Verse 12
<html><b>You loosened</b> Heb. פתחת, alachas in Old French, to release, like (Gen. 24:32): “and he untied (ויפתח) the camels.” Our Sages, however, explained the entire psalm as referring to Mordecai, Esther, and Haman, in Pesikta Zuta. <b>and I said in my tranquility</b> Haman said this. <b>To You, O Lord, I would call</b> Esther said this etc. until “be my helper.” <b>You turned my lament into dancing for me</b> Mordecai and all Israel said this.</html>