Historical Setting of Tehillim 30/2
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Historical Setting of Tehillim 30
Exegetical Approaches
Absolution for David's Sin with Batsheva
Dedication of the House
Enemies of verse 2
Allusions to sickness and near death
God's anger
Thanskgiving for Delivery from Plague
Sources:Sforno
Historical setting – Sforno suggests that David wrote the psalm after he sinned by counting the nation (Shemuel II 24). In it he both repents of his sin and thanks Hashem for the salvation from the plague through which he was punished.
Dedication of the House
Thanskgiving for Recovery from Illness
Enemies of verse 2