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Psalms 30:4

Sing praise to the Lord, all you who belong to Him. Give thanks to His holy name.

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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sing praises vnto the Lord, ye his Saintes, and giue thankes before the remembrance of his Holinesse.
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 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 I will lift You up, O Lord, for You have lifted me up. You have not let those who hate me stand over me in joy. 2 O Lord my God, I cried to You for help and You healed me. 3 O Lord, You have brought me up from the grave. You have kept me alive, so that I will not go down into the deep. 4 Sing praise to the Lord, all you who belong to Him. Give thanks to His holy name. 5 For His anger lasts only a short time. But His favor is for life. Crying may last for a night, but joy comes with the new day.

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
So Sarah said to Abraham, "Put this woman servant and her son out of your home. The son of this woman servant will never get any of the riches of the family as will my son Isaac."
Genesis 22:24
And Reumah, the woman he kept who acted as his wife, gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham took another wife whose name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:6
But while he was still living, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the women he kept who acted as his wives. And he sent them to the land of the East, away from his son Isaac.
Genesis 30:3
Then she said, "Here is Bilhah, the woman who serves me. Go in to her, and let her give birth for me. Even I may have children through her."
Genesis 30:4
So she gave Bilhah to him for a wife, the woman who served her. And Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 33:2
He put the women who served him and their children in front, and Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.
Genesis 35:22
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the woman who acted as his father's wife. And Israel heard about it. There were twelve sons of Jacob.
2 Samuel 12:11
This is what the Lord says: ‘See, I will bring trouble against you from your own family. I will take your wives in front of your eyes and give them to your neighbor. He will lie with your wives in the light of day.

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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