Psalms 30

6, 7. What particular prosperity is meant we do not know; perhaps his accession to the throne. In his self-complacent elation he was checked by God's hiding His face (compare Psalms 22:24 , 27:9 ).

7. troubled--confounded with fear ( Psalms 2:5 ).

8-11. As in Psalms 6:5 , 88:10 , Isaiah 38:18 , the appeal for mercy is based on the destruction of his agency in praising God here, which death would produce. The terms expressing relief are poetical, and not to be pressed, though "dancing" is the translation of a word which means a lute, whose cheerful notes are contrasted with mourning, or ( Amos 5:16 ) wailing.

11. sackcloth--was used, even by kings, in distress ( 1 Chronicles 21:16 , Isaiah 37:1 ) but "gladness," used for a garment, shows the language to be figurative.

12. Though "my" is supplied before "glory" it is better as in Psalms 16:9 , to receive it as used for tongue, the organ of praise. The ultimate end of God's mercies to us is our praise to Him.