Psalms 30 Footnotes

Ps 30 The superscription ascribes the psalm to David but calls it a “song for the house”; that is, the temple. David did not build the temple, but he arranged the preparation for it and wrote this dedication psalm as well. The contents of this psalm indicate it was written after David’s sin of numbering the people (1Ch 22:2-19).

30:4-5 Two attributes of God, his anger and his favor, stand for what they produce: discipline and blessing. Believers always must keep these in perspective, singing their praises to him (34:1; 84:4; Eph 5:18-20). God’s discipline is short compared to a lifetime of enjoying his blessing. That is the point of the psalm.