SEV Biblia, Chapter 30:1
¶ Salmo de canción al estrenar la casa de David: Te ensalzaré, oh SEÑOR; porque me has ensalzado; y no hiciste alegrar mis enemigos de mí.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 29:1
Verse 1. I will extol thee-for thou hast lifted me up ] I will lift thee up, for thou hast lifted me up. Thou hast made me blessed, and I will make thee glorious. Thou hast magnified me in thy mercy; and I will show forth thy praise, and speak good of thy name. I have made some remarks on this Psalmin the Introduction.
In this Psalm we find seven different states of mind distinctly marked: - 1. It is implied, in the first verse, that David had been in great distress, and nearly overwhelmed by his enemies.
2. He extols God for having lifted him up, and having preserved him from the cruelty of his adversaries, ver. 1-3.
3. He is brought into great prosperity, trusts in what he had received, and forgets to depend wholly on the Lord, ver. 4-6.
4. The Lord hides his face from him, and he is brought into great distress, ver. 7.
5. He feels his loss, and makes earnest prayer and supplication, ver. 8-10.
6. He is restored to the Divine favour, and filled with joy, ver. 11.
7. He purposes to glory in God alone, and to trust in him for ever, ver. 12.
As it is impossible for any man to have passed through all these states at the same time; it is supposed that the Psalm, like many others of the same complexion, has been formed out of the memoranda of a diary. See this point illustrated in the Introduction.
Thou hast lifted me up ] Out of the pit into which I had fallen: the vain curiosity, and want of trust in God, that induced me to number the people.
Bishop Horsley translates, Because thou hast depressed me. I thank God for my humiliation and afflictions, because they have been the means of teaching me lessons of great profit and importance.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-5 - The great things the Lord has done for us, both by his providence an by his grace, bind us in gratitude to do all we can to advance his kingdom among men, though the most we can do is but little. God' saints in heaven sing to him; why should not those on earth do the same? Not one of all God's perfections carries in it more terror to the wicked, or more comfort to the godly, than his holiness. It is a goo sign that we are in some measure partakers of his holiness, if we can heartily rejoice at the remembrance of it. Our happiness is bound up in the Divine favour; if we have that, we have enough, whatever else we want; but as long as God's anger continues, so long the saints' weepin continues.
Original Hebrew
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