The Meaning of Psalms 30:1 Explained

Psalms 30:1

KJV: {A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.} I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

YLT: A Psalm. -- A song of the dedication of the house of David. I exalt Thee, O Jehovah, For Thou hast drawn me up, and hast not let mine enemies rejoice over me.

Darby: {A Psalm of David: dedication-song of the house.} I will extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me.

ASV: I will extol thee, O Jehovah; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

{{A Psalm  [and] Song  [at] the dedication  of the house  of David.  }} I will extol  thee, O LORD;  for thou hast lifted me up,  and hast not made my foes  to rejoice  over me. 

What does Psalms 30:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The reason David wanted to praise God was that the Lord had restored him (cf. Isaiah 38:10-20). Had God not done this, the psalmist believed his enemies would have been able to rejoice over his death.

Context Summary

Psalms 30:1-12 - "joy Cometh In The Morning"
This psalm dates from 2 Samuel 5:11. What a contrast between Adullam's cave and the house of cedar! When God has lifted us up in mercy, we should lift Him up in song.
Apparently David had been passing through a time of sickness or intense sorrow, and now he could not be thankful enough for God's redeeming mercy. When shall we realize that God both forgives sin and redeems us from its eternal consequences! Weeping is here personified; she is only a lodger, who tarries for the brief Eastern night, and then, veiled, glides out of the house at daybreak. With the first ray of light Joy comes to abide, and we hear His hearty salutation in the vestibule.
We need more of the joy of the Lord. The first touch of pain makes us cry, Psalms 30:8; but we are slow to put on and wear the girdle and the garments of gladness. Be of good cheer, sad friend; God will yet turn "the shadow of death into the morning!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 30

1  David praises God for his deliverance
4  He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him

What do the individual words in Psalms 30:1 mean?

A Psalm a Song at the dedication of the house of David I will extol You Yahweh for You have lifted me up and not have let rejoice my foes over me
מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁיר־ חֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַבַּ֣יִת לְדָוִֽד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה כִּ֣י דִלִּיתָ֑נִי וְלֹא־ שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי

מִזְמ֡וֹר  A  Psalm 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְמֹור  
Sense: melody, psalm.
שִׁיר־  a  Song  at 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שִׁיר 
Sense: song.
חֲנֻכַּ֖ת  the  dedication 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חֲנֻכָּה  
Sense: dedication, consecration.
הַבַּ֣יִת  of  the  house 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
לְדָוִֽד  of  David 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣  I  will  extol  You 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
יְ֭הוָה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
דִלִּיתָ֑נִי  You  have  lifted  me  up 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: דָּלָה 
Sense: to draw, dangle.
וְלֹא־  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ  have  let  rejoice 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׂמַח  
Sense: to rejoice, be glad.
אֹיְבַ֣י  my  foes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֹיֵב  
Sense: (Qal) enemy.
לִֽי  over  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular