Psalms 30:4

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 30:4, word by word

Sing psalmsזַמְּרוּzamru

sing praise, make music

Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.

Where else “zamru” appears

to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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you his faithful onesחֲסִידָיchasiday

faithful one, godly

Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.

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and give thanksהוֹדוּhodu

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

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to the remembranceזֵכֶרzecher

remembrance, name

Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.

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of his holinessקָדְשׁkadsh

holiness

What belongs to God; what makes him set apart and pure.

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Translation note

“The remembrance of his holiness”: his holy name, that by which he is remembered and called upon (see Exodus 3:15).

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