Psalm 30:9
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What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
In other translations
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
Hebrew words
מַה־mah-what?H4100בֶּצַעbetza'[is the] profitH1215בְּדָמִיbedamiin blood myH1818בְּרִדְתִּיberidtiin going down myH3381אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁחַתshachat[the] pitH7845הֲיוֹדְךָhayodkha¿ will it give thanks to youH3034עָפָר'afardustH6083הֲיַגִּידhayagid¿ will it declareH5046אֲמִתֶּךָ׃'amitekhafaithfulness yourH571
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 6:5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Isaiah 38:18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
- Psalm 115:17-1817 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence. 18 But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 118:17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
- Psalm 88:10-1210 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?10 Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah 11 Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? 12 Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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