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Geneva Bible

Psalms 30:4

Sing praises vnto the Lord, ye his Saintes, and giue thankes before the remembrance of his Holinesse.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Praise;   Testimony;   Thankfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Anger;   Life;   Thankfulness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holiness of God, the;   Praise;   Thanksgiving;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Singing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Remember, Remembrance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Saints;   Thanksgiving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jonah;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Memorial;   Psalms, Book of;   Remember;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sheol;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Sing to the Lord, you his faithful ones,and praise his holy name.
Hebrew Names Version
Sing praise to the LORD, you holy ones of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
King James Version
Sing unto the Lord , O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
English Standard Version
Sing praises to the Lord , O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
New Century Version
Sing praises to the Lord , you who belong to him; praise his holy name.
New English Translation
Sing to the Lord , you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy name.
Amplified Bible
Sing to the LORD, O you His godly ones, And give thanks at the mention of His holy name.
New American Standard Bible
Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, And praise the mention of His holiness.
World English Bible
Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
Legacy Standard Bible
Sing praise to Yahweh, you His holy ones,And give thanks for the remembrance of His holy name.
Berean Standard Bible
Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and give thanks to His holy name.
Contemporary English Version
Your faithful people, Lord , will praise you with songs and honor your holy name.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai , you lifted me up from Sh'ol; you kept me alive when I was sinking into a pit.
Darby Translation
Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.
Easy-to-Read Version
Praise the Lord , you who are loyal to him! Praise his holy name!
George Lamsa Translation
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Good News Translation
Sing praise to the Lord , all his faithful people! Remember what the Holy One has done, and give him thanks!
Lexham English Bible
Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy fame.
Literal Translation
Sing praises to Jehovah, O saints of His; and give thanks to the memory of His holiness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Synge prayses vnto the LORDE (o ye sayntes of his) geue thankes vnto him for a remembraunce of his holynesse.
American Standard Version
Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial name.
Bible in Basic English
Make songs to the Lord, O you saints of his, and give praise to his holy name.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
O LORD, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst keep me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
King James Version (1611)
Sing vnto the Lord, (O yee Saints of his) and giue thanks at the remembrance of his holinesse.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sing psalmes vnto god ye his saintes: and make your confession vnto the remembraunce of his holynes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Sing to the Lord, ye his saints, and give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.
English Revised Version
Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks to his holy name.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye seyntis of the Lord, synge to the Lord; and knowleche ye to the mynde of his hoolynesse.
Update Bible Version
Sing praise to Yahweh, O you saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Webster's Bible Translation
Sing to the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
New King James Version
Sing praise to the Lord, You saints of His,And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. [fn]
New Living Translation
Sing to the Lord , all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.
New Life Bible
Sing praise to the Lord, all you who belong to Him. Give thanks to His holy name.
New Revised Standard
Sing praises to the Lord , O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Sweep the strings to Yahweh, ye his men of lovingkindness, and give ye praise at the mention of his holiness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(29-5) Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness.
Revised Standard Version
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
Young's Literal Translation
Sing praise to Jehovah, ye His saints, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness,
THE MESSAGE
All you saints! Sing your hearts out to God ! Thank him to his face! He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love. The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Sing praise to the Lord , you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name.

Contextual Overview

1 A Psalme or song of the dedication of the house of Dauid. I will magnifie thee, O Lorde: for thou hast exalted mee, and hast not made my foe to reioyce ouer me. 2 O Lorde my God, I cried vnto thee, and thou hast restored me. 3 O Lorde, thou hast brought vp my soule out of the graue: thou hast reuiued me from them that goe downe into the pit. 4 Sing praises vnto the Lord, ye his Saintes, and giue thankes before the remembrance of his Holinesse. 5 For he endureth but a while in his anger: but in his fauour is life: weeping may abide at euening, but ioy commeth in the morning.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Sing: Psalms 32:11, Psalms 33:1-3, Psalms 97:12, Psalms 103:20-22, Psalms 132:9, Psalms 135:19-21, Psalms 148:14, Psalms 149:1, 1 Chronicles 16:4, Revelation 19:5, Revelation 19:6

at the remembrance: or, to the memorial, Psalms 97:12, *marg.

holiness: Exodus 15:11, Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 4:8

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:23 - Sing Psalms 16:3 - the saints Psalms 31:23 - saints Psalms 145:10 - and thy saints Hosea 6:2 - two 2 Corinthians 9:15 - Thanks

Cross-References

Genesis 21:10
Wherefore she saide vnto Abraham, Cast out this bond woman and her sonne: for ye sonne of this bonde woman shall not be heire with my sonne Izhak.
Genesis 22:24
And his concubine called Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gahan, and Thahash and Maachah.
Genesis 25:1
Nowe Abraham had taken him another wife called Keturah,
Genesis 25:6
But vnto the sonnes of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gaue giftes, and sent them away from Izhak his sonne (while he yet liued) Eastward to the East countrey.
Genesis 30:3
And she said, Behold my maide Bilhah, goe in to her, and she shal beare vpon my knees, and I shal haue children also by her.
Genesis 30:4
Then shee gaue him Bilhah her mayde to wife, and Iaakob went in to her.
Genesis 33:2
And he put the maides, and their children formost, and Leah, and her children after, and Rahel, and Ioseph hindermost.
Genesis 35:22
Now, when Israel dwelt in that land, Reuben went, and lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine, and it came to Israels eare. And Iaakob had twelue sonnes.
2 Samuel 12:11
Thus sayth the Lord, Behold, I will rayse vp euil against thee out of thine owne house, and will take thy wiues before thine eyes, and giue them vnto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wiues in the sight of this sunne.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his,.... Such to whom he has been gracious and merciful, and has blessed with pardoning grace, and justifying righteousness, adoption, and a right to eternal life; and who are holy godly persons; in whose hearts principles of grace and holiness are formed; and who are kind and bountiful to others: all which the word o here used signifies: and these are the Lord's; they are set apart for him, and they are sanctified by him; and therefore should sing his praises, both vocally, and with melody in their hearts;

and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness; which is essential to him, and in which he is glorious; and which appears in all his ways and works of providence and grace, and both in the redemption and sanctification of his people; and besides this, there is the holiness of Christ, which is imputed to his saints, and the sanctification of the Spirit, which is wrought in them; and at the remembrance of each of these it highly becomes them to give thanks to the Lord, since hereby they are made meet to be partakers of his kingdom and glory.

o הסידיו "quos ipse benignitate prosequitur", Junius Tremellius so Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his - This call upon others to give thanks to God is in view of the mercy which he had experienced. He invites them to unite with him in celebrating the praises of that God who had showed him so much mercy. It was not because they had been benefited by these tokens of the divine favor; but:

(a) because when we are partakers of the divine mercy, we desire that others may assist us in giving utterance to the praise due to God; and

(b) because others may learn from the mercies bestowed on us that God is worthy of praise, or may see in His dealings with us an argument for His goodness; and may, therefore, appropriately unite in His praise.

Thus religion diffuses its influence on all around us, and tends to “unite” the hearts of many in every manifestation of the character of God. Infidelity is solitary and dissocial; religion is social; and, no matter on whom the favor is bestowed, its effect is to unite the hearts of many to each other and to God.

And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness - Margin, “to the memorial.” The Hebrew is, “to the memory of his holiness.” The sense is, in calling to recollection the acts of his holiness, or his holy perfections. Compare the notes at Psalms 22:3. The word “holiness” here is used in a large sense as denoting, not so much the hatred of sin, as benevolence, kindness, mercy - the divine compassion toward those who are in trouble or danger. It is true that it is a proper subject of rejoicing and praise that God is a holy God, a God of truth and justice, a God who cannot look upon sin but with abhorrence, a God in whose nature is combined every possible perfection; but that is not the exact idea here. The word refers to his compassion, goodness, kindness; and to the acts by which that had been manifested to the psalmist, as laying a proper foundation for gratitude and praise.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 30:4. Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his — Ye priests, who wait upon him in his sanctuary, and whose business it is to offer prayers and sacrifices for the people, magnify him for the mercy he has now showed in staying this most destructive plague.

Give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. — "Be ye holy," saith the Lord, "for I am holy." He who can give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness, is one who loves holiness; who hates sin; who longs to be saved from it; and takes encouragement at the recollection of God's holiness, as he sees in this the holy nature which he is to share, and the perfection which he is here to attain. But most who call themselves Christians hate the doctrine of holiness; never hear it inculcated without pain; and the principal part of their studies, and those of their pastors, is to find out with how little holiness they can rationally expect to enter into the kingdom of God. O fatal and soul-destroying delusion! How long will a holy God suffer such abominable doctrines to pollute his Church, and destroy the souls of men?


 
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