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Psalm 30
Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Apr 21, 2004 (message contributor)
Summary: 1. Background 2. Our Rescue 3. Learning from our mistakes 4. Celebration
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April 21, 2004
Title: Psalm 30
Text: Psalm 30
Introduction
1. Last year, we studied the Psalms during Sunday Nights throughout the summer.
• This year, I thought we would resume our study of the Psalms, only on Wednesday evenings…
• Here in Florida, it can get pretty hot …
• Most people have begun to use their air conditioners…
• Because, when it is so hot outside…
• There’s just something that is so refreshing about the nice cool air from the air conditioner.
• That’s what the Psalms are like…
• They are a breath of fresh air when life gets “hot”…
• Or out of control.
• When I get discouraged…
• When life seems particularly heavy…
• I turn to the Psalms, and when I do…
• God never fails to lift my spirits…
• Through reading the Psalms.
2. It is my hope that through this study of the Psalms…
• That God will truly speak to us as individuals, and us as a church…
• You know, summers can get pretty tough around here…
• And I’m not just talking about the weather…
• We have many “snowbirds” who fly back North for the summer…
• Already, many of them have made the journey up North…
• With more to leave very soon.
• We love our snowbirds…
• While they are here…they are a real blessing to us…
• And when the leave, we really miss them.
• Not only that, but sometimes, just life in general seems to get us down…
• It can seem like a long time from Sunday to Sunday…
• Hearing a Word from the Lord…
• And sometimes, these Wednesday Nights can become more than just a mid-week service…
• These Wednesday Nights can become an oasis…
• Where we can stop and receive some much needed refreshment…
• In order to make the journey through the rest of the week.
3. So, if you are tired…
• If you are weary…
• If you are thirsting for a touch from the Lord…
• You’ve come to the right place…
• Come to the well…
• Receive the cool water of the Holy Spirit that refreshes our spirit.
Read Text: Psalm 30
1. Background
A. The title of this Psalm states, “A psalm. A song..”
• These words were intended to be a song sung along with musical instruments.
• The content of the Psalm seems to indicate that it was written to give thanks for the recovery from a serious illness.
• Verse 3 basically indicates that he was at death’s door…
• But that God brought him back.
B. The title goes on to say, For the dedication of the temple. Of David”
• In 1 Chronicles 22:1-6, it tells us that David provided the building materials and the property for the Temple…
• And as you probably remember, David was not allowed to build the Temple; since he was a man of war…
• So God allowed David’s son, Solomon to build the Temple instead.
• But even still, David was involved by providing some of the materials.
C. During Hanukkah, the Jews recite Psalm 30 in their liturgy…
• Hanukkah is a feast that celebrates the rededication of the Temple by Judas Maccabeus…
• After it had been desecrated by Antiochus Epiphanes in 168 BC.
• Antiochus Epiphanes entered the Holy of Holies, …
• And desecrated the sanctuary by offering unclean animals upon the alter of burnt-offerings,…
• He boiled pigs (considered unclean) in water…
• And polluted the whole building by sprinkling it with the water that the pigs had been boiled in.
• Then he dedicated the Temple to Jupiter
• Erecting a statue of Jupiter in the Temple…
• And stealing all the items of value from the Temple.
• Eventually the Jews revolted …
• And the Temple was rededicated 3 years later. (1)
D. When we study this passage of Scripture…
• We not only look at it from the standpoint of David, it’s author…
• But we also see a parallel with the Israelites…
• As happens in so many passages of Scripture…
• And it also speaks to us today.
2. The Rescue vv 1-5
A. In verses 1-5, we see praising the Lord for his rescue.
• He says, “I will exalt you, O Lord…
• For You lifted me out of the depths”.
• This is a very interesting phrase…
• First of all, David indicates that he will “exalt” the Lord…
• That word exalt means to glorify, praise, and honor…
• But it also means to “lift up” our praise and worship.
• We know this in our music…
Majesty
Hayford, Jack
Majesty, worship His majesty.
Unto Jesus be all glory,