Psalms 30:9
(30-10) 'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
8(30-9) Unto Thee, O LORD, did I call, and unto the LORD I made supplication:
10(30-11) Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.'
Cross References
Psalms 66:17I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue.
Psalms 115:17The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence;
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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 →