Thou hast turned for me, &c. Having related his prayer, he now declares the gracious answer which God gave him. Thou hast put off my sackcloth Hast given me occasion to put it off, alluding to the sackcloth which they used to wear in times of mourning, and with which possibly, in an humble compliance with the divine providence, David had clothed himself, in his distress; or, perhaps, he speaks figuratively, and only means that God had taken away his sorrow with the causes of it. And girded me with gladness Either with garments of gladness, or rejoicing: or with joy, as with a garment, surrounding me on every side; as Psalms 18:32, for a similar reason he is said to be girded with strength.
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Psalms 30:11
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;