The Meaning of Psalms 69:30 Explained

Psalms 69:30

KJV: I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

YLT: I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

Darby: I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;

ASV: I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will praise  the name  of God  with a song,  and will magnify  him with thanksgiving. 

What does Psalms 69:30 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 69:18-36 - "jehovah Heareth The Needy"
In Psalms 69:19-21 the psalmist again spreads out his griefs before God. He had looked for pity, but his foes only aggravated his sufferings. Both Matthew and John had these verses in mind in describing our Lord's sufferings on the Cross, Matthew 27:48; John 19:29. The next section, Psalms 69:22-28, is full of imprecations. We cannot bring these terrible words within the scope of our Lord's teachings. They show, like a pillar which marks the farthest recession of the tide, how great a difference there is between the standard of the Old Testament ethics and that by which we shall be judged.
Psalms 69:29-36 are full of anticipations of deliverance and vows of thanksgiving. The psalmist is sure that God's salvation will lift him above his enemies, and that his thanks will be sweeter to God than any sacrifice. Notice that sudden address to seekers after God, Psalms 69:32. Let us draw lessons from our own experiences of God that will hearten others. Seekers will certainly be finders where God is concerned! Matthew 7:7. The news of God's restoring power will circle out in ever-widening waves of glory, till heaven and earth and sea catch up the story and respond. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 69

1  David complains of his affliction
13  He prays for deliverance
22  He devotes his enemies to destruction
30  He praises God with thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Psalms 69:30 mean?

I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify Him with thanksgiving
אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם־ אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה

אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה  I  will  praise 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
שֵׁם־  the  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים  of  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
בְּשִׁ֑יר  with  a  song 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁיר 
Sense: song.
וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ  and  will  magnify  Him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּדַל  
Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things.
בְתוֹדָֽה  with  thanksgiving 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּודָה  
Sense: confession, praise, thanksgiving.