Psalms 30

Psalms 30:1

THE title [and song] the Italian, Canticle, it is thought that when these two words of Psalme and Canticle or Song are both put in the titles of Psalmes; it is meant that the sound of instruments was to be joyned with the voyce when they were sung in the Temple, and that the voyce went before when it is said Canticle and Psalme, and did come afer when it is Psalme and Canticle: [Dedication] see of these dedications of houses, Deuteronomy 20:5. here is meant the purification of Davids house when he came to dwell in it againe, after the death of Absolomwho had defiled it with incests and other wickednesse, see 2 Samuel 20:4. Lifted me up] farre from any assault or danger, Psal. 20. 2.

Psalms 30:2

Healed me] freed me from all evils, restored and re-established me.

Psalms 30:5

His anger] namely, his fatherly anger and saving correction which hee giveth his children, Psal. 103. 9 [A moment] namely, with his grace which never faileth: And also because that all temporall things and accidents are but as a small moment in comparison of eternity: [〈…〉se] the Italian, lasteth a whole life, an ordinary kinde of speech to signifie perpetuity, as amongst men there is a difference between things that are but for a time, and things that are for life.

Psalms 30:6

Prosperitie] the Italian, quietnesse, that is to say, ease and prosperity: [I said] by a motion of carnall security, though faith have no promise made unto it of exemption from all punishments, trialls or exercises.

Psalms 30:7

My mountaine] my Kingdome whose chiefe seat was in Sion: [Diddest hide] that is to say, thou diddest suspend the actuall influence and communication of thy grace.

Psalms 30:9

What profit] he speaks after the manner of man, as Psal. 44. 12 the meaning is, canst thou out of my destruction reap the fruit and obtaine the end of thy glory in thy Church, see upon Psal. 6. 5. Isaiah 33:18. [In my bloud] namely, my violent death inflicted upon mee for a punishment, which being joyned with the feeling of Gods wrath, cannot produce in man the effect of praysing God voluntarily, see Psal. 39. 11. Now all believers have alwayes abhorred such a kinde of death before they were reconciled to God, and had a true feeling of his grace.

Psalms 30:12

My gloris] that is to say, my tongue or my soule, Psal. 16. 9.