Psalms

Psalm 30:9–10

9“What gain is there in my bloodshed,b

in my descent to the Pit?c

Will the dust praise You?

Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

10Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy;

O LORD, be my helper.”

Footnotes

  • b 30:9 Or in my destruction
  • c 30:9 Or to corruption

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Psalm 30:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
gainבֶּ֥צַעbe·ṣa‘Noun - masculine singularH1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
in my bloodshedבְּדָמִי֮bə·ḏā·mîPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1818 blood
in my descentבְּרִדְתִּ֪יbə·riḏ·tîPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH3381 come or go down, descend
toאֶ֫ל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the Pitשָׁ֥חַתšā·ḥaṯNoun - feminine singularH7845 pit
Will the dustעָפָ֑ר‘ā·p̄ārNoun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust
praise Youהֲיוֹדְךָ֥hă·yō·wḏ·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH3034 throw, cast
Will it proclaimהֲיַגִּ֥ידhă·yag·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃’ă·mit·te·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

Psalm 30:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hear meשְׁמַע־šə·ma‘-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8085 hear
O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and have mercyוְחָנֵּ֑נִיwə·ḥān·nê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH2603 shew favour, be gracious
O LORDיְ֝הוָהhaš·šēmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
beהֱ‍ֽיֵה־hĕyêh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
my helperעֹזֵ֥ר‘ō·zêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5826 help, succour

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 30:9 Psalm 6:5 · Isaiah 38:18 · Psalm 115:17–18 · Psalm 88:10–12 · Psalm 118:17 · Ecclesiastes 9:10

Psalm 30:10 Psalm 54:4 · Psalm 143:7–9 · Psalm 143:1 · Psalm 28:7 · Psalm 27:7 · Psalm 51:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.