Psalms

Psalm 30:4–5

⁴Sing to the LORD, O you His saints,

and praise His holy name.^a

⁵For His anger is fleeting,

but His favor lasts a lifetime.

Weeping may stay the night,

but joy comes in the morning.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sing	זַמְּר֣וּ	zam·mə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H2167 make music
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
O you His saints	חֲסִידָ֑יו	ḥă·sî·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2623 kind, pious
and praise	וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ	wə·hō·w·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
His holy	קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
name	לְזֵ֣כֶר	lə·zê·ḵer	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2143 remembrance, memorial

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
His anger	בְּאַפּוֹ֮	bə·’ap·pōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
is fleeting	רֶ֨גַע׀	re·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
but His favor	בִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹ	bir·ṣō·w·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
lasts a lifetime	חַיִּ֪ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
Weeping	בֶּ֗כִי	be·ḵî	Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping
may stay	יָלִ֥ין	yā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
the night	בָּ֭עֶרֶב	bā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
but joy	רִנָּֽה׃	rin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry
in the morning	וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר	wə·lab·bō·qer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 30:4 Psalm 97:12 · Psalm 132:9 · Revelation 4:8 · 1 Chronicles 16:4 · Psalm 148:14–149:1

Psalm 30:5 Isaiah 54:7–8 · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · Psalm 126:5–6 · Matthew 5:4 · John 16:20–22 · Isaiah 26:20 · Psalm 103:9 · Psalm 16:11 · Psalm 63:3 · Psalm 59:16 · Psalm 6:6–9 · Psalm 46:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.