Psalms 30

Psalms 30THEME: Hallelujah for healingThis is a psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David. It is a song of praise and worship. After the storm of life is over, there is a song. Some Bible scholars have thought that David wrote this when he brought up the ark to Jerusalem and placed it in the tabernacle he had erected for it. Others have thought that it was written for the dedication of the threshing floor of Araunah, the area where the future temple was to be built. Still others believe it has a prophetic aspect and was David’s expression of praise and thanksgiving when God promised to build him a house (2Sa_7:11). It is interesting to note that in the modern Jewish ritual it is used at the Feast of Chanuka, the Feast of Dedication, which dates back to the time of the Maccabees.

Psalms 30:1

It is my belief, and the belief of many others, that David was once as sick as Hezekiah, and God raised him up. We have no record of what his sickness might have been, but these verses tell us that God healed him. I like this psalm because God did the same thing for me. In fact, I consider this my psalm, because after having cancer, the Lord has permitted me to live. “O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.” Perhaps I should organize a chorus and call it “The Cancer Chorus,” of those folk all across the country who have been attacked by the awful monster of cancer and God has sustained them.

Psalms 30:3

I don’t know about you, but I could sing, or at least say, this psalm. It has a great deal of meaning to me.

Psalms 30:4

We “give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.” God didn’t heal me because I am some special little pet of His. He didn’t heal me because I am a teacher of the Bible. He did it because He is a holy God and He maintains His holiness. He recognizes my sins, and He has saved me by His grace. He hasn’t lowered His standard one bit. Again I say, Hallelujah for healing; I praise Him, my Great Physician.

I don’t have to praise some great man or woman who claims to be a healer. I didn’t go to a person like that. I went directly to the Great Physician. Oh, my friend, if you are sick, take your case to the Great Physician, and then call in the best doctor you can getbecause our Great Physician gave him all the skill and wisdom he has (whether or not he recognizes that fact). God is holy. We ought to be thankful that we have a holy God who deals with us in grace.

Psalms 30:5

“His anger endureth but a moment.” The storm will be over. Even if God judges me, His anger endures only for a moment. The Lord has taken me to the woodshed on two or three occasions. My dad used to take me to the woodshed, and I was accustomed to it. He died when I was fourteen years old. Shortly after that, I came to know the Lord as my Savior; and He has been taking me to the woodshed ever since. It is not pleasant to be punished, but His anger does not last forever; it only lasts for a moment.

Psalms 30:8

I told the Lord the same thing David did. I said, “Lord, I would love to stay in this life and teach your Word. I am going to be with you a long time when I get to heaven, but I would love to stay on earth a little while longer.” David talked like that, and I feel akin to him. Friend, you will find a psalm that fits you. I believe that every person can find a psalm that will be just his size. This one is my size.

Psalms 30:12

There is nothing I could say to improve this verse. What David said, I want to say. I hope it is what you want to say, too. David’s life had changed. He went from sickness to health, from mourning to gladness, and from silence to praise.