Turn It Around
Week 3: For My Joy

(Romans 8:28) And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

(Psalm 30:11) You have turned for me my mourning into dancing.

David’s turnaround—from Prosperity to Pit to Praise

(Psalm 30) A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. 3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. 

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. 

1. A season of prosperity and security is a , but also a .

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” 7 By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong;(MULTILINE)

2. A season in the pit is , but also . 

6b …you hid your face; I was dismayed. 8 To you, O Lord, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy: 9 “What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? 10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!”(MULTILINE)

3. Pre-pit praise was with my , but post-pit praise is with my !

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing…that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

(Psalm 16:9) Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.

(Psalm 108:1) My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!(MULTILINE)