Psalms 30:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְֽהוָ֗ה הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָ מִּן־שְׁא֣וֹל נַפְשִׁ֑י חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי מִיָּֽרְדִי־בֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

YHWH heʿĕlîtā from-šəʾôl napšî ḥiyyîtanî from-yārədî-ḇôr

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *heʿĕlîtā*: Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have brought up
• *šəʾôl*: feminine singular with prefixed preposition min - from Sheol
• *napšî*: feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life
• *ḥiyyîtanî*: Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have kept me alive
• *yārədî*: Qal participle masculine plural construct - those going down
• *ḇôr*: masculine singular with prefixed preposition - to the pit

Word Meanings

• *heʿĕlîtā*: brought up/raised/lifted out
• *šəʾôl*: Sheol/grave/realm of the dead/netherworld
• *napšî*: my soul/my life/my self/my being
• *ḥiyyîtanî*: kept me alive/preserved my life/revived me
• *yārədî*-*ḇôr*: those going down to the pit/those descending to the grave

Referenced Verses

• Ps 97:12 : 12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
• 1 Chr 16:4 : 4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:
• Ps 32:11-33:3 : 11 Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 1 Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright. 2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.
• Ps 50:5 : 5 Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Ps 103:20-22 : 20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 22 Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
• Ps 132:9 : 9 Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.
• Ps 135:19-21 : 19 O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah: O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah: 20 O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah: Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah. 21 Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
• Ps 148:14-149:1 : 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah. 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Rev 4:8 : 8 and the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
• Rev 19:5-6 : 5 And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye his servants, {G2532} ye that fear him, the small and the great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.