--- title: "Bullinger" description: "Title. A Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. See App-65 . Song. Hebrew. Shir. The only Shir in the first book. See App-65 . dedication. Hebrew. hanak. Used of h" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/psalms/30" --- **Title. A Psalm.** Hebrew. *mizmor.* See App-65 . **Song.** Hebrew. *Shir.* The only *Shir* in the first book. See App-65 . **dedication.** Hebrew. *hanak.* Used of houses in [Deuteronomy 20:5](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/20/5) . **of the house of David.** Compare [2 Samuel 7:1](../../../kjv/2-samuel/7/1) , [2 Samuel 7:2](../../../kjv/2-samuel/7/2) . Not the temple. **lifted me up** = as out of a pit. **soul.** Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 . **the grave.** Hebrew Sheol. See App-35 . **that I should not go down.** So in some codices and one early printed edition; but other codices read "from among" [those who were going down], with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. **the pit** = a sepulchre. Hebrew. *bor.* See note on "well" ([Genesis 21:19](../../../kjv/genesis/21/19) ). **Sing** = Sing praises. **saints** = favoured ones: literally men endued with grace. The natural man cannot do this ([1 Corinthians 2:14](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/14) ). **endureth, &c.** Render "For a moment [is] His anger; for a lifetime [is] His favour". **endure** = lodge **I shall, &c.** Compare [Psalms 62:6](../../../kjv/psalms/62/6) . **my mountain:** i.e. Zion, which David had but recently taken ([2 Samuel 5:7-10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/7-10) ). **hide Thy face.** Probably refers to a sickness which followed. **face.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . **the LORD*.** One of the 134 places where "Jehovah" (in the primitive text) was altered to "Adonai". See App-32 . Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "Jehovah". App-4 . **What profit . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . **is there.** Supply "[will there be]". **blood** = soul. Compare [Leviticus 17:11](../../../kjv/leviticus/17/11) . **the pit.** Hebrew. *Shachath* = destruction ([Psalms 55:23](../../../kjv/psalms/55/23) ; [Psalms 103:4](../../../kjv/psalms/103/4) ), or corruption ([Psalms 16:10](../../../kjv/psalms/16/10) ; [Psalms 49:9](../../../kjv/psalms/49/9) . [Jeremiah 2:6](../../../kjv/jeremiah/2/6) ). **Shall . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . Compare [Psalms 6:5](../../../kjv/psalms/6/5) ; [Psalms 88:11](../../../kjv/psalms/88/11) ; [Psalms 115:17](../../../kjv/psalms/115/17) ; [Psalms 118:17](../../../kjv/psalms/118/17) . [Isaiah 38:18](../../../kjv/isaiah/38/18) . **turned:** denoting the act. See "girded", below. **put off** = torn open, or off. **sackcloth.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the sadness of which it was the sign. **girded:** denoting the fact. See "turned", above. **my glory.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Effect), App-6 , for "myself", referring either to the *tongue* ([Psalms 108:1](../../../kjv/psalms/108/1) or powers of mind which give the praise. To the chief Musician. See App-64 . 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