Tehillim30

**TEHILLIM 30**



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 * Who: King David
 * What: Declarative Praise
 * Why:the close a chapter of darkness in David's life at a time when he felt at the nadir of his spiritual career.
 * When:Prior to Shlomo ha Melekh building the Temple
 * Where: Jerusalem, City of David
 * //Vocabulary//
 * Psalm 30 is recited during Shacharit It is also recited during Chanukah in Nusach Sephard. . This may have been at the dedication of King David's palace or perhaps at the purchase of the Temple site after the outbreak of a plague. Historically, it was used at the dedication of Beit Sheni as well as the re-dedication by the Maccabe

Two Old Testament scholars have made observations about the Psalter that are helpful here. Claus Westermann has described the Psalms in terms of the unifying element of praise, supporting the observation above that the psalms are simply different modes of praise. Petitionary Praise Lament God will act Declarative Praise Thanksgiving///todah// God has acted Descriptive Praise Hymn God is God (we know He is God because we cried to Him and He acted) There is a sequence to this understanding of the Psalms whereby the attitude expressed in Hymn becomes the basis for a new petition, a new Lament. Walter Brueggemann picks up this dimension and describes the psalms in terms of the dynamic of life experiences. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=vbm%20psalm%2030&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCkQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvbm-torah.org%2Farchive%2Ftehillim%2F32miz30.doc&ei=UzaLT-HVKMig4gTxhri2CQ&usg=AFQjCNFCQDYArmly4mBMJPmlVRnKjXKWZw&cad=rja