English Standard Version
Psalms 30:12
12that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Psalms 30:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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 forever.
- New Living Translation (NLT)that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
Context of Psalms 30:12
10Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!" 11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Read all of Psalms 30Psalms 30:12 word by word
לְמַ֤עַן׀ יְזַמֶּרְךָ֣ כָ֭בוֹד וְלֹ֣א יִדֹּ֑ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעוֹלָ֥ם אוֹדֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
- may singזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
- praise to thee, and not be silentדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: silentH1826
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- I will give thanksיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- unto thee for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
Cross-references for Psalms 30:12
- Psalms 16:9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
- Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
- Genesis 49:6Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.
- Luke 19:40He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
- Acts 4:20for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."
- Psalms 13:6I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.
- Psalms 71:14But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
- Psalms 145:2Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 146:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
- Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!"
- Revelation 7:12saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen."
Commentaries on Psalms 30:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12To the end that my glory may sing - The word כבוד cabod, which we here translate glory, is sometimes taken to signify the liver. Here it is supposed to mean the tongue; why not the heart? But does not David mean, by his glory, the state of exaltation and honor to which God had raised him, and in which he had before too much trusted; forgetting that he held it in a state of dependence on God? Now he was disciplined into a better sentiment. My glory before…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee - Margin, my “tongue,” or my “soul.” DeWette renders it, “my heart.” The Aramaic Paraphrase: “that the honorable of the world may praise thee.” The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate: “my glory.” The reference is, undoubtedly, to what the psalmist regarded as most glorious, honorable, exalted, in himself. There is no evidence that he referred to his “tongue” or his “heart” particularly, but the expression…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 When things are well with us, we are very apt to think that they will always be so. When we see our mistake, it becomes us to think with shame upon our carnal security as our folly. If God hide his face, a good man is troubled, though no other calamity befal him. But if God, in wisdom and justice, turn from us, it will be the greatest folly if we turn from him. No; let us learn to pray in the dark. The sanctified spirit, which returns to God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12The psalmist faced death (also in Psalm 30:1–3), either literally or figuratively. When he turned to the Lord, the Lord rescued him and changed his mourning into joyful dancing. Only God's favor can permanently and powerfully overcome human failure and deep despair.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Though "my" is supplied before "glory" it is better as in Psa 16:9, to receive it as used for tongue, the organ of praise. The ultimate end of God's mercies to us is our praise to Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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