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LORD my God, I will praise you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To the end that <i>my</i> glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To the end that <i>my</i> glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />That <i>my</i> soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />That <i>my</i> soul may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to Thee forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That <i>my</i> glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to You forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that I can sing to you and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that I can sing to You and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise You forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I thank you from my heart, and I will never stop singing your praises, my LORD and my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />so that my soul may praise you with music and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So I will not be silent; I will sing praise to you. LORD, you are my God; I will give you thanks forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />so that I may sing praise to you and not remain silent. LORD, my God, I will give you thanks forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will always give thanks to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />So that glory praises You, and is not silent, "" O YHWH, my God, I thank You for all time!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />So that glory shall play on the harp to thee, and shall not be silent O Jehovah my God, I will praise thee forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To the end that my glory may sing to thee, and I may not regret: O Lord my God, I will give praise to thee for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 29:13>So then, may my glory sing to you, and may I not regret it. O Lord, my God, I will confess to you for eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So that my glory may praise you and not be silent. O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD, my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore I shall sing praise to you and I shall not be silent. LORD JEHOVAH, my God, I shall confess you for eternity! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that my glory may sing praise to thee, and I may not be pierced <i>with sorrow</i>. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/30-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3153" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">You Turned My Mourning into Dancing</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">that my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/2167.htm" title="2167: yə·zam·mer·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To make music (in praise of God). ">may sing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ḵā·ḇō·wḏ (N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">Your praises</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: yid·dōm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">be silent.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3034.htm" title="3034: ’ō·w·ḏe·kā (V-Hifil-Imperf.h-1cs:: 2mse) -- To throw, cast. ">I will give thanks</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a></span><br />to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a></span><br />Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16-17</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. / And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19-20</a></span><br />Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Psalm 103:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. / Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Psalm 34:1</a></span><br />Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">Psalm 145:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. / Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-1.htm">Psalm 92:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, / to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-1.htm">Psalm 9:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders. / I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-1.htm">Psalm 108:1</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/57-7.htm">Psalm 57:7-9</a></span><br />My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music. / Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. / I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Psalm 35:18</a></span><br />Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">Psalm 69:30</a></span><br />I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-22.htm">Psalm 71:22-23</a></span><br />So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. / When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1</a></span><br />A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you for ever.</p><p class="hdg">my glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Psalm 16:9</a></b></br> Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-8.htm">Psalm 57:8</a></b></br> Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I <i>myself</i> will awake early.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Genesis 49:6</a></b></br> O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.</p><p class="hdg">and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-40.htm">Luke 19:40</a></b></br> And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-20.htm">Acts 4:20</a></b></br> For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Psalm 13:6</a></b></br> I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Psalm 71:14,23</a></b></br> But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-2.htm">Psalm 145:2</a></b></br> Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Psalms</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Thank</a> <a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Thanks</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/34-2.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Psalms</a> <a href="/psalms/35-20.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/32-11.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/32-7.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Thank</a> <a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Thanks</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">David praises God for his deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, the heart is often seen as the center of emotions and will. Singing praises is a common expression of joy and gratitude throughout the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/95.htm">Psalm 95:1-2</a>). The act of singing is not just vocal but involves the whole being, reflecting a deep, heartfelt response to God's deliverance and blessings. This aligns with the biblical theme of worship as a response to God's character and actions (<a href="/psalms/103.htm">Psalm 103:1-2</a>).<p><b>and not be silent.</b><br>Silence in this context can imply a lack of gratitude or acknowledgment of God's works. The psalmist's desire to not be silent underscores the importance of vocal and public declaration of God's goodness. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, public worship and testimony were vital for communal faith and encouragement (<a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Psalm 22:22</a>). This phrase also contrasts with times of distress when the psalmist might have felt abandoned or unable to praise (<a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Psalm 6:5</a>).<p><b>O LORD my God,</b><br>This personal address to God highlights a covenant relationship. The use of "LORD" (Yahweh) signifies the God of Israel, who is faithful to His promises. "My God" indicates a personal relationship, reflecting trust and reliance on God. This phrase is a declaration of faith and allegiance, common in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/63.htm">Psalm 63:1</a>). It also points to the exclusivity of worship due to God alone, rejecting idolatry and affirming monotheism.<p><b>I will give thanks forever.</b><br>The commitment to give thanks "forever" suggests an eternal perspective on gratitude. This reflects the biblical understanding of God's eternal nature and the believer's eternal relationship with Him (Psalm 136). Thanksgiving is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with remembrance of God's past deeds and anticipation of His future faithfulness (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a>). This phrase also points to the eschatological hope of eternal life, where praise and thanksgiving will continue unendingly in God's presence (<a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9-12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Psalm 30</a>, King David, is expressing his gratitude and commitment to praise God. This psalm is often associated with the dedication of the temple or David's personal deliverance from a life-threatening situation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. David directs his praise and thanksgiving to Yahweh, acknowledging His sovereignty and goodness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the psalm is traditionally linked to the dedication of the temple, a place of worship and thanksgiving to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_praise.htm">The Importance of Praise</a></b><br>Praise is a vital expression of our relationship with God. It acknowledges His greatness and our dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/a_heart_of_gratitude.htm">A Heart of Gratitude</a></b><br>Cultivating a heart of gratitude helps us focus on God's goodness and faithfulness, even in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_commitment.htm">Eternal Commitment</a></b><br>Our commitment to thank and praise God should be lifelong, reflecting our eternal relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_testimony.htm">The Power of Testimony</a></b><br>Sharing our experiences of God's deliverance and blessings can encourage others and bring glory to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/silence_vs._proclamation.htm">Silence vs. Proclamation</a></b><br>We are called to proclaim God's praises openly, not to remain silent about His works in our lives.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">My glory.</span>--The suffix is wanting in the Hebrew, and in all the older versions except LXX. and Vulg. The Chaldee versions make the word concrete and render "the nobles." The Syriac, reading the verb in a different person, makes <span class= "ital">glory </span>the object--"then will I sing to thee, Glory." <span class= "ital">My </span>glory would, as in <a href="/psalms/108-1.htm" title="O god, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.">Psalm 108:1</a>, mean <span class= "ital">my heart. </span>(See Note, <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm" title="Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope.">Psalm 16:9</a>.) Without the pronoun, we must (with Jerome) understand by "glory" renown or praise, which, as it were, itself raises songs; or it must be concrete, "everything glorious."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee</span>. If we allow the ellipse of the personal pronoun supposed by our translators and Revisers, we must regard David as calling his soul "his glory," as in <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Psalm 16:9</a>. But some commentators think that "glory" is here used as we use "royalty," and designates the royal person or the royal office (so Kay and Professor Alexander). <span class="cmt_word">And not be silent. O</span> <span class="cmt_word">Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.</span> Great mercies deserve perpetual remembrance. David regarded the mercy at this time vouchsafed him as one which, like that vouchsafed Hezekiah, required to be commemorated "all the days of his life" (<a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Isaiah 38:20</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/30-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">that my heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֤עַן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may sing</span><br /><span class="heb">יְזַמֶּרְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(yə·zam·mer·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2167.htm">Strong's 2167: </a> </span><span class="str2">Play, to make music, celebrate in song and music</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your praises</span><br /><span class="heb">כָ֭בוֹד</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be silent.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִדֹּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yid·dōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will give thanks</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹדֶֽךָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ḏe·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3034.htm">Strong's 3034: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 30:12 To the end that my heart may (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/30-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 30:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>