Psalms 30
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12To 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.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30689× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- אֵלʼêlH4134× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- יָדָהyâdâhH30343× in this chapter
physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- זָמַרzâmarH21672× in this chapter
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
- חָנַןchânanH26032× in this chapter
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- יָרַדyâradH33812× in this chapter
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
- כִּיkîyH35882× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- לֹאlôʼH38082× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4302× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- עוֹלָםʻôwlâmH57692× in this chapter
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
- רָצוֹןrâtsôwnH75222× in this chapter
delight (especially as shown)
- בַּיִתbayithH10041× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- בְּכִיBᵉkîyH10651× in this chapter
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
- בַּלbalH10771× in this chapter
properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
- בֶּצַעbetsaʻH12151× in this chapter
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
- בֹּקֶרbôqerH12421× in this chapter
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- אֲדֹנָיʼĂdônâyH1361× in this chapter
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- דָּוִדDâvidH17321× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- דָּלָהdâlâhH18021× in this chapter
properly, to dangle, i.e. to let down abucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliver
- דָּםdâmH18181× in this chapter
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
- דָּמַםdâmamH18261× in this chapter
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
- הָפַךְhâphakH20151× in this chapter
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- הָרָרhârârH20421× in this chapter
a mountain
- זֵכֶרzêkerH21431× in this chapter
a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
- חַיchayH24161× in this chapter
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
- חָיָהchâyâhH24211× in this chapter
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- אָזַרʼâzarH2471× in this chapter
to belt
- חֲנֻכָּהchănukkâhH25981× in this chapter
initiation, i.e. consecration
- חָסִידchâçîydH26231× in this chapter
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
- אֹיֵבʼôyêbH3411× in this chapter
hating; an adversary
- כָּבוֹדkâbôwdH35191× in this chapter
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- לוּןlûwnH38851× in this chapter
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- מָהmâhH41001× in this chapter
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
- מוֹטmôwṭH41311× in this chapter
to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
- מִזְמוֹרmizmôwrH42101× in this chapter
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- מָחוֹלmâchôwlH42341× in this chapter
a (round) dance
- מִןminH44801× in this chapter
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
- מִסְפֵּדmiçpêdH45531× in this chapter
a lamentation
- מַעַןmaʻanH46161× in this chapter
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that