Psalms 30:9
What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry,—and, unto My Lord, do I make supplication:
10Hear, O Yahweh, and show me favour, O Yahweh! become thou a helper unto me.
Cross References
Psalms 66:17Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.
Psalms 115:17The dead, cannot praise Yah, nor any that go down into silence;
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,—for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art 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 →