The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 30:1-3,
"I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit."
In this psalm, where David expresses his gratitude to the Lord for his response when he called out for mercy in the midst of a plight, he celebrates the Lord saving him.
David recalls his crying out for the Lord's mercy, verse 8, and in verse 10 he calls out for the Lord to help him.
The preface to the psalm claims it was for the dedication of the temple. The theme of it is the celebration of the Lord's deliverance of David while in a desperate need.
I can't help but think this is the very psalm we might be singing to the Lord when we arrive safely into the kingdom of heaven. No plight of anyone can be greater than that of the Lord's judgment of us for our sins. Facing the certainty of that horrific eternal lake of burning sulfur (see Revelation 21:8), our only hope is the mercy of God that David made his appeal to in this psalm.
Just as David found deliverance over his plight at the time, we find deliverance from God's judgment of us at the great white throne judgment after the end of this age. The key to our deliverance is to call out to God as David did, to save us, placing our faith and trust in him to do it.
David found his deliverance at the hand of God's mercy and expressed his celebration of it, "You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever."
We can celebrate our deliverance from God's judgment through his mercy both in this life and particularly as we stand with God's people in the resurrection! We just might be singing this psalm together with David!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
"I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit."
In this psalm, where David expresses his gratitude to the Lord for his response when he called out for mercy in the midst of a plight, he celebrates the Lord saving him.
David recalls his crying out for the Lord's mercy, verse 8, and in verse 10 he calls out for the Lord to help him.
The preface to the psalm claims it was for the dedication of the temple. The theme of it is the celebration of the Lord's deliverance of David while in a desperate need.
I can't help but think this is the very psalm we might be singing to the Lord when we arrive safely into the kingdom of heaven. No plight of anyone can be greater than that of the Lord's judgment of us for our sins. Facing the certainty of that horrific eternal lake of burning sulfur (see Revelation 21:8), our only hope is the mercy of God that David made his appeal to in this psalm.
Just as David found deliverance over his plight at the time, we find deliverance from God's judgment of us at the great white throne judgment after the end of this age. The key to our deliverance is to call out to God as David did, to save us, placing our faith and trust in him to do it.
David found his deliverance at the hand of God's mercy and expressed his celebration of it, "You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever."
We can celebrate our deliverance from God's judgment through his mercy both in this life and particularly as we stand with God's people in the resurrection! We just might be singing this psalm together with David!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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