Psalms 30:9
“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:
10Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”
Cross References
Psalms 66:17I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
Psalms 115:17The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence,
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
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 →