O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
David had flatted himself too confidently in his prosperity, and security bred carelessness that God rightly chastised. When Absalom's rebellion was crushed and David returned to his throne, he dedicated his house with thanksgiving, confessing both his former false confidence and God's faithful discipline toward him.
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Commenting on Psalm 30:1-12
Mark the certainty here: "Thou hast; thou hast; thou hast", David is sure beyond doubt that God has lifted him from the grave's very brink. Nothing but grace kept him from the lowest hell itself, and this double deliverance makes him doubly thankful, for both are traceable to the Lord's glorious hand alone.
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When we enter a house, we should dedicate it to God as a little sanctuary, committing ourselves and our families to His guidance and care, resolving to put away iniquity and serve Him in both family worship and gospel obedience. Our dwellings belong to Him first.
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Commenting on Psalm 30:1-5