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Psalms 69:30
30But I—I am afflicted and in pain. Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Psalms 69:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- New International Version (NIV)I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Context of Psalms 69:30
28Add guilt to their guilt—may they not come into Your righteousness. 29May they be wiped out of the book of life and not be recorded with the righteous. But I—I am afflicted and in pain. Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high. 31I will praise God’s Name with a song, and magnify Him with praise. 32It will please Adonai better than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:30 word by word
אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:30
- Psalms 28:7Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.
- Psalms 40:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
- Psalms 118:21I give You thanks, because You have answered me and have become my salvation.
- Psalms 34:3My soul boasts in Adonai. The humble ones hear of it and rejoice.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:30
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30I will praise the name of God with a song - As the result of my deliverance, I will “compose” a song or a psalm especially adapted to the occasion, and suited to express and perpetuate my feelings. It was in such circumstances that a large part of the psalms were composed; and since others besides the psalmist are often in such circumstances, the Book of Psalms becomes permanently useful in the church. It is not always necessary now to “compose” a song or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God than the most costly, pompous sacrifices. The humble shall look to him, and be glad; those that seek him through Christ shall live and be comforted. God will do great things for the gospel church, in which let all who wish well to it rejoice. A seed shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-33The psalmist prays that his pain will turn to praise.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. Spiritual are better than mere material offerings (Psa 40:6; 50:8); hence a promise of the former, and rather contemptuous terms are used of the latter.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- 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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