RRB notes on Psalm 30

Psalms 30 KJV

A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.

1. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. [a]

[a] Jon. 2:2-9; Acts 2:25-31; see comment on Tit. 1:2.

4. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

5. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

6. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. [b]

[b] Job 29:18; Dan. 4:30; Luke 12:16-19.

7. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [c] and I was troubled.

[c] Job 23:9; Psa. 89:46, 55:1, 10:11.

8. I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

9. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

10. Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

11. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12. To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

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Titus 1:2 KJV

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 1

RRB Comment on Titus 1:2

1 (1:2) This promise is not a promise made to any sinner about salvation; it has nothing to do with election (Eph. 1:4) or God’s “purpose” (1 Pet. 1:20). It is a promise made to the second member of the Godhead, since there was nobody else around “before the world began” to whom to make it. The Father promised the Lord Jesus Christ that if He died for sinners (see Rev. 13:8) that He would be resurrected and given “eternal life” as a man (Psa. 18:4-5, 69:1-3 cf. Psa. 21:4, 49:15; Acts 2:27).