Psalms 30:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Sing to the LORD, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy 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 You godly ones, rejoice in the LORD! Give thanks to his holy name.
• 1 Chr 16:4 : 4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the LORD God of Israel.
• Ps 32:11-33:3 : 11 Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright! 1 You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise. 2 Give thanks to the LORD with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument! 3 Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!
• Ps 50:5 : 5 He says:“Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?– majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?
• Ps 103:20-22 : 20 Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! 21 Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! 22 Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul!
• Ps 132:9 : 9 May your priests be clothed with integrity! May your loyal followers shout for joy!
• Ps 135:19-21 : 19 O family of Israel, praise the LORD! O family of Aaron, praise the LORD! 20 O family of Levi, praise the LORD! You loyal followers of the LORD, praise the LORD! 21 The LORD deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
• Ps 148:14-149:1 : 14 He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise– the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD! 1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!
• Isa 6:3 : 3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
• Rev 4:8 : 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying:“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
• Rev 19:5-6 : 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying:“Praise our God all you his servants, and all you who fear him, both the small and the great!” 6 The Wedding Celebration of the Lamb Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting:“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the All-Powerful, reigns!