God has changed my mourning into dance and has girded me with gladness, is by Him that I live and worship Him, so I will sing as long as I am alive. Only to God will I dedicate my praises because He is deserving.
The honor, glory, power and majesty belongs to Him, that is why I live joyful, because His joy reached me to the depths of my heart, only to my God I surrender my songs, my praises go up to His throne and beautify all the heavens. When we truly understand who God is and what He has done for us, praise stops being an obligation and becomes a natural response of gratitude. Our hearts overflow with thanksgiving because we recognize that every good thing we have comes from His hand.
Sing, sing to the Lord, live for Him, walk for Him, eat for Him, dress for Him, everything you do in your day to day is because God allows it. That is why we give thanks and chants to His great, sublime and true Name. Every breath we take, every step we make, and every opportunity we receive is sustained by His mercy. When we live with this awareness, our entire life becomes an act of worship, not limited only to songs, but reflected in our actions, attitudes, and decisions.
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalm 30:11
This psalm was written by David, giving thanks for being delivered. God has been David’s deliverer. That is why he says “Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing” and “girded me with gladness”, is that only God can give us the joy we need every day, He helps us to live happily. David knew what it was to suffer, to cry, and to feel anguish, but he also experienced the faithfulness of God who lifted him up in the midst of pain.
In biblical times, sackcloth was a symbol of mourning, sorrow, and repentance. When David speaks of God removing his sackcloth, he is declaring that the Lord has changed his condition completely. God did not only remove the pain, but replaced it with joy, transforming grief into celebration. This reminds us that God does not leave us trapped in sadness forever; His purpose is to restore us, strengthen us, and fill our lives with a joy that goes beyond circumstances.
That is why the title of this article tells us that if we live is for Him, if we walk it is for Him, all we do is because God has been the only one who has been able to help us, we owe everything to Him. Our victories, our peace, and even our endurance in difficult times come from His grace. Recognizing this truth helps us remain humble and dependent on God, knowing that without Him we can do nothing.
Even when trials come, we can trust that God is working in our favor. Mourning may last for a moment, but joy comes when God intervenes. This joy is not temporary happiness based on circumstances, but a deep assurance that God is with us, guiding us and sustaining us through every season of life. When we allow Him to work in our hearts, He transforms our pain into testimony and our tears into songs of praise.
Let us not doubt, let us give praise to Him that comes from the deepest of our hearts, only God deserves it, He must receive the best of us, not just anything, but praise and honor only to Him. Let us sing joyfully before Him. May our lives reflect gratitude, and may our worship be sincere, recognizing that it is God who turns our mourning into dancing and fills us with gladness each day.