Psalms 30:10
\30:9\What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
In Context
9\30:8\My voice went up to you, O Lord; I made my prayer to the Lord.
11\30:10\Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.
Cross References
Psalms 6:6\6:5\For in death there is no memory of you; in the underworld who will give you praise?
Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.
Psalms 54:4\54:2\Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalms 143:7Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 30:7-12
Prayer and Praise. 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 Lord , by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8 I cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto the Lord I made supplication. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10 Hear, O Lord , and have mercy upon me: Lord , be thou my helper. 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my… Read the whole commentary →