(Psalm 30:1-12)…..1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me. 3 O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. 6 Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.” 7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. 8 I cried out to You, O Lord; And to the Lord I made supplication: 9 “What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? 10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper!” 11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
This Psalm is known as “A song at the dedication of the house of David.” It is thought that David wrote this Psalm later in his life after the Lord’s promise in (2 Samuel 7) that established his throne forever and gave permission for the temple to be built by his son. David was possibly looking back, reflecting on all that the Lord has done for him and promised him through life. In this psalm you find David talking of deliverance, grace, humility, repentance, forgiveness, and joy. Things that you and I as believers in Jesus Christ know so well.
The Lord is the most High. He is high in his name, in His nature, and there is none besides Him, or like Him (1 Samuel 2:1-2) (Isaiah 46:9) (1 Chronicles 17:20) (Jeremiah 10:6). He is above all angels and men. He is the King of kings, Lord of lords and He cannot be higher than He is (Colossians 1:13-18) (Revelation 19:16). To extol Him is to declare Him to be what He is literally. It is Him that we should exalt as being God, first and supreme in our thoughts and affections. To elevate Him high in our praises. This is what David determined to do for the LORD. Why? Because God has lifted David up and delivered him. He healed David!
In his life David experienced much pain and difficulty. He had been threatened by his enemies numerous times, including his own household. He had faced numerous possibilities of death, and yet he stood, delivered from everything because the Lord was the source of his deliverance. God had healed David physically, but also spiritually he had been delivered by God, for had forgiven him for his sin and had mercy on him (2 Samuel 12:13) (Psalm 32:1-11)
Not only can God heal (physically – as with David here), but He can lift us out of our sin, in which all men, without the work of Jesus Christ, cannot lift themselves because we are without the strength to do it.
He does deliver us today just like He did for DavidHe delivers us from temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13) (Matthew 6:13) (2 Peter 2:7-9). He has delivered (forgiven) all our sins (Romans 6:17-18) (Romans 6:23). This is God’s work as He raises up the poor, the lost, the vile, out of the mire by His grace and mercy. This requires a song of praise from our lips. So give Him praise this morning!