Welcome to Bible in Brief. May you know the Lord Loves You. May you feel lighter knowing that He can carry any burden for you. I’m Rebecca Foster and this podcast season 1 includes readings from the Psalms, reflection and a musical rendition from the Psalms Project based on the Psalm.   Psalm 30[a]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David.

1 

I will exalt you, Lord,

    for you lifted me out of the depths

    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

2 

Lord my God, I called to you for help,

    and you healed me.

3 

You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;

    you spared me from going down to the pit.

4 

Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;

    praise his holy name.

5 

For his anger lasts only a moment,

    but his favor lasts a lifetime;

weeping may stay for the night,

    but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6 

When I felt secure, I said,

    “I will never be shaken.”

7 

Lord, when you favored me,

    you made my royal mountain[c] stand firm;

but when you hid your face,

    I was dismayed.

8 

To you, Lord, I called;

    to the Lord I cried for mercy:

9 

“What is gained if I am silenced,

    if I go down to the pit?

Will the dust praise you?

    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?

10 

Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;

    Lord, be my help.”

11 

You turned my wailing into dancing;

    you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12 

that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.

    Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

REFLECTION

This Psalm has a very famous quote within: 

weeping may stay for the night,

    but rejoicing comes in the morning.

I have heard this so many times, even in the secular world but never knew where it came from - Psalm 30.

This tells us that weeping is but for a season. We all go through a season of weeping. But at the end of every season of weeping, there will be joy.  There will be a new day. There will be a new start. For you. For all of us. 

The previous psalms - 28 and 29 - encouraged me to reflect on how God speaks to us or doesn’t speak to us. This Psalm, Psalm 30, refers to how we speak to God … it’s a good question - is this relationship that we have with God a two way thing? Does he spark? Do we? Or is it a one way monologue? Relationships don't work like that… they are two ways. God speaks to us and we are meant to hear and reciprocate. To hear him and to speak to him.