Psalms 30 · Verse 12

Psalms 30:12

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.

Psalms 30:12, King James Version

Psalms 30:12 in other translations

BSB	that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
WEB	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!
ASV	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.
YLT	So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!
DARBY	That my glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever.
BBE	So that my glory may make songs of praise to you and not be quiet. O Lord my God, I will give you praise for ever.
Webster	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.

What does Psalms 30:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 12 To 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 had sung praise to myself; in it I had rested; on it I had presumed; and intoxicated with my success, I sent Joab to number the people. Now my glory shall be employed for another purpose; it shall give thanks to God, and never be silent. I shall confess to all the world that all the good, the greatness, the honor, the wealth, prosperity, and excellence I possess, came from God alone, and that I hold them on his mere good pleasure. It is so; therefore, "O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever." The old Psalter translates and paraphrases the last verse thus: - That my joy syng til the, and I be noght stanged: Lord my God withouten ende I sal schryf til the. The dede and the sorrow of oure syn God turnes in til joy of remission; and scheres oway oure sekk-(drives away our distress) and umgyfs (surrounds) qwen we dye, with gladness. That oure joy syng til hym, that has gyfen us that joy; for we be "no more stanged" (stung) with conscience of syn: na drede of dede or of dome; bot withouten ende we sal loue (praise) him. Na tunge may telle na herte may thynk the mykelnes of joy that es in louing (praising) of hym in gast, and in sothfastnes," i.e., spirit and truth.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 30:6-12

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…

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Psalms 30:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְמַ֤עַן\׀le.Ma.'anso thatH4616

יְזַמֶּרְךָ֣ye.za.mer.Khait may sing praises to youH2167

כָ֭בוֹדKha.VodhonorH3519

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808

יִדֹּ֑םyi.Domit may be silentH1826

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehO YahwehH3068

אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiGod myH430

לְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.Lamfor everH5769

אוֹדֶֽךָּ\׃'o.De.kaI will give thanks to youH3034

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 30:12

Psalms 145:2
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Psalms 146:1-2
Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Psalms 44:8
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Psalms 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Revelation 4:8-9
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
Acts 4:20
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Psalms 71:23
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 13:6
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 71:14
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
Psalms 57:8
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Genesis 49:6
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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

my glory. that is, my tongue, or my soul.
16:9; 57:8; Ge 49:6
and.
Lu 19:40; Ac 4:20
I will.
13:6; 71:14,23; 145:2; 146:1,2; Re 4:8,9; 7:12

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Context

Psalms 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalms 30:12
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.

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Psalms 30:12 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Por tanto á ti cantaré, gloria mía, y no estaré callado. Jehová Dios mío, te alabaré para siempre.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Tu as changé mon deuil en allégresse, tu as détaché mon sac, et tu m’as ceint de joie;
German Elberfelder 1871	auf daß meine Seele dich besinge und nicht schweige. Jehova, mein Gott, in Ewigkeit werde ich dich preisen!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Super omnes inimicos meos factus sum opprobrium, et vicinis meis valde, et timor notis meis; qui videbant me foras fugerunt a me.