Old Testament · Poetry & Wisdom
Psalms 30
Psalms 30 opens with these words: “I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.” The line to keep is Psalms 30:12: “To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!” Carry the word “heart” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Key verse · Psalms 30:12
“To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!”
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Practice Psalms 30:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Totheendthatmyheartmaysingpraisetoyou,andnotbesilent.YahwehmyGod,Itoyouforever!
World English Bible
1I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
3Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
5For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
6As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
7You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:
9“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
10Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.”
11You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
12To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Think about it
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What happens first in Psalms 30?
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Read “To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you…” once more. What does it show you about God?
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Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 30 before bedtime?
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Psalms 30 word search
Psalms 30:12 — To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
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Secret code
A is 1 and Z is 26. These words were taken from this chapter.
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The key verse starts with this code: 16-18-15-19-16-5-18-9-20-25