Psalm 30

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:

  • From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms.

  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
  • From Wesley's Notes.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Psalm 30 (Pentecost 4B), W.H. Bellinger, Jr., Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "Psalm 30 is a poetic testimony."
  • Commentary, Psalm 30 (Epiphany 6B), Wendell Frerichs, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "We have all met people near death and in depression and pain. At times, it may be our own experience too. It is part of human existence. Whether it will be felt as a divine visitation of disfavor or punishment is another matter."
  • Psalm 30, Epiphany 6B, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "[The Psalm] is a reminder that, in spite of all our apprehensions, fears, disbelief, or assumptions about what is possible and how, God does bring about change in life, - healing."
  • "Singing with the Psalter," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Singing Our Lives," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
  • "Lord, Turn My Mourning into Dancing," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
  • "The Pit and the Principles," Expository Essay, Psalm 30, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "Faith is about experiencing the full array of the human condition and then speaking of the results of faith to whoever will listen."
  • "Psalm 30," by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "We should cry out to God for mercy and help when we face difficult struggles."
  • Psalm 30, Easter 3C, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths (Easter C3), by Dennis Bratcher, at The Christian Resource Institute.
    • "This psalm proclaims that endings are not as final as we sometimes think they are. It does not deny the reality of the darkness. It does not deny the experience of the absence of God. And it does not deny the dismay of finding that our beliefs do not always stand up to the realities of life. But it affirms that out of that grievous experience of death can emerge a new joy, a new hope, a new future, and a new confirmation of what it is to be the people of God."
• Articles & Background:
  • "Singing with the Psalter," Michael Morgan, (other resources at) "Singing Our Lives," Christian Reflection, 2006.
    • "What sets the book of Psalms apart from the rest of Scripture is the sacramental nature of its songs, their ability to mold and transform the believer."
  • "That Every Child Who Wants Might Learn to Dance," Paula M. Cooey, Cross Currents, 1998.
    • "Joy suggests the falseness of the alleged dilemma of self-fulfillment vs. self-sacrifice. Joy is ethically ambiguous. It may be generous, selfish, both, or ecstatic, though it tends to direct the self outward toward others in some way. Thus, the context in which joy occurs largely determines its ethical implications."
  • "In Praise and Thanksgiving," Patrick D. Miller, Jr., Princeton Theological School. Theology Today, 1988.
    • "In a world that assumes the status is quo, that things have to be the way they are and that we must not assume too much about improving them, the doxologies of God's people are fundamental indicators that wonders have not ceased, that possibilities not yet dreamt of will happen, and that hope is an authentic stance."
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  • Cooey, Paula M., "That Every Child Who Wants Might Learn to Dance," Cross Currents, 1998.
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  • Gaiser, Frederick J., "'I Sing to You and Praise You' (Psalm 30): Paul Gerhardt and the Psalms," Word & World, 2007.
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  • Miller, Patrick D., Jr., "In Praise and Thanksgiving," Theology Today, 1988.
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• Reviews:
• Sermons:
  • "How Going to Pieces Can Hold You Together," John Jewell, 2003.
• With Children:
  • Psalm 30:12, memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories.
• Drama:
• Liturgy:
  • Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
    • Epiphany B6
    • Easter C3
    • Proper 9C/Ordinary 14C
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Psalm 30:5, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
  • The Psalms of David in Metre, Psalms 1 - 41, with Notes by John Brown of Haddington, (Scottish Psalter), 1650/1991.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 30. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "I Will Exalt You!" lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry.
  • Psalm 30 set to Greensleeves (87 87 67 67) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • The Church Has One Foundation
  • The Psalmistry: Psalm 30 - All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms. See Terms of Use.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Psalms