Psalms 30:9

אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה אֶקְרָא וְאֶל ־ אֲדֹנָי אֶתְחַנָּֽן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

In Context

8יְֽהוָה בִּרְצוֹנְךָ הֶעֱמַדְתָּה לְֽהַרְרִי עֹז הִסְתַּרְתָּ פָנֶיךָ הָיִיתִי נִבְהָֽל ׃

10מַה ־ בֶּצַע בְּדָמִי בְּרִדְתִּי אֶל ־ שָׁחַת הֲיוֹדְךָ עָפָר הֲיַגִּיד אֲמִתֶּֽךָ ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 66:17אֵלָיו פִּֽי ־ קָרָאתִי וְרוֹמַם תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנִֽי ׃

Psalms 115:17לֹא הַמֵּתִים יְהַֽלְלוּ ־ יָהּ וְלֹא כָּל ־ יֹרְדֵי דוּמָֽה ׃

Ecclesiastes 9:10כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָֽדְךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּכֹחֲךָ עֲשֵׂה כִּי אֵין מַעֲשֶׂה וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְדַעַת וְחָכְמָה בִּשְׁאוֹל אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה הֹלֵךְ שָֽׁמָּה ׃ ס

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 →

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