Fathers

Psalms 30

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I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 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. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 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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What the Fathers say

Psalms 30:6

Eastern Fathers

Basil of Caesarea

As the prosperity of a city is dependent on the supply of goods for sale in the market, and as we say that a country is prosperous that produces much fruit, so also there is a certain prosperity of the soul when it has been filled with works of every kind. …

HOMILIES on the PSALMS 14:5 (PS 30)

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"But I said in my abundance, I shall not be moved for ever" [Psalm 30:6]. But I, that people which was speaking from the first, said in mine abundance, suffering now no more any want, "I shall not be moved for ever."

Exposition on Psalm 30 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"But I said, in my abundance." Above he gave thanks for the divine benefits; here he pursues the whole order of how he obtained this. Where he does three things. First he sets forth the process of his direction. Second, his recourse to prayer, at "To you, O Lord, I will cry out." Third he shows the hearing of his prayer, at "The Lord has heard." According to the Gloss, the first things are understood of Christ and of every man. And first let us explain how they are understood of every man: Sir. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗