His Time - Scripture Studies: Psalm 30, Proverbs 4, Reading from C.F.W. Walther

1. Meditation on the Day’s Psalm

Rev. Jonathan Fisk gives a meditation on the Psalm of the Day, Psalm 30:1-5, 8-12.

Psalm 30:1-5, 8-12

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

30 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
²O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
    and you have healed me.
³O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.^[a]

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
    and give thanks to his holy name.^[b]
⁵For his anger is but for a moment,
    and his favor is for a lifetime.^[c]
Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

⁸To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹“What profit is there in my death,^[a]
    if I go down to the pit?^[b]
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
¹²that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Footnotes:

Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

2. Meditation on Proverbs

Rev. Jonathan Fisk gives a meditation on Proverbs 4:20-27.

Proverbs 4:20-27

²⁰My son, be attentive to my words;
    incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹Let them not escape from your sight;
    keep them within your heart.
²²For they are life to those who find them,
    and healing to all their^[a] flesh.
²³Keep your heart with all vigilance,
    for from it flow the springs of life.
²⁴Put away from you crooked speech,
    and put devious talk far from you.
²⁵Let your eyes look directly forward,
    and your gaze be straight before you.
²⁶Ponder^[b] the path of your feet;
    then all your ways will be sure.
²⁷Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.