The picture is taken from "The Book of Psalms in the Authorized version", New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1986, p. 46.
I think, when Jesus was talking to His disciples about His death and resurrection referring to the Law of Moses (Torah), Prophets, and Psalms (Lk. 24:44-46), He was referring and/or using this psalm.
As a fan of structural analysis, I am happy to present a case where two (or even three) layouts are possible.
This is the way David A. Dorsey presents it (p. 183-184):
a. 30:1,
promise of praise, “rejoice”
b. 30:2-3, report of appeal to God and rescue
from the pit, “I cried… gone down”
c. 30:4-5, Statement of Yahweh’s favor (birshono)
d. 30:6, Expression of confidence
c’. 30:7, Statement of Yahweh’s favor (birshono)
b’. 30:8-10, report of appeal to God and
rescue from the pit, “I cried… gone down”
a’. 30:11-12, promise of praise, “joy”
Then in the footnote 23 Dorsey refers to Alden, “Chiastic
Psalms”, 22 who presents nine part pattern.
I see the parallel structure in the psalm:
a. 30:1, You
drawn me up
b. 30:2, I cried
c. 30:3, You brought my soul from Sheol, go
down to the pit
d. 30:4, Sing praises and give thanks
e. 30:5, His anger for a moment, His favor
from a lifetime – turning point!
a’. 30:6-7, I
shall not be moved by Your favor
b’. 30:8, To You, O LORD, I cry
c’. 30:9-10, death, going down to the pit
d’. 30:11-12, Sing praise and give thanks
Notes on the psalm:
One of the few that presented the picture of the One
who ended up in Sheol, but YHWH brought “my soul” from it. So, it is not a
death prevention psalm, it is a psalm of restoration (30:3).
This leads to
singing of praises to YHWH and giving thanks to the His holy name. This demands
a pause and slow reading. Think about this:
who represents
(or wears) His holy name? Jesus – see John 17:11-12.
Also, thanksgiving in Greek is eucharist.
This is even
more reassured in v. 7 – He, the Creator, sustains our lives. Without Him we are
dismayed.
But He is gracious and merciful, which is revealed in
the following:
vv. 8-12 We
have two parts:
a. 8-10 – confessional
part, when we cry for help
b. 11-12 – reversal part: mourning into dancing
Sackcloth into clothe of gladness
Concluding
with glory, praise, and thanksgiving forever!
As a result,
we can confidently say with the psalmist, described by Dr. Luther:
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