King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Complete Jewish Bible:
"What advantage is there in my death, in my going down to the pit? Can the dust praise you? Can it proclaim your truth?
Berean Standard Bible:
“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
American Standard 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?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
What profit{H1215} is there in my blood{H1818}, when I go down{H3381} to the pit{H7845}? Shall the dust{H6083} praise{H3034} thee? shall it declare{H5046} thy truth{H571}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 6:5
- For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Isaiah 38:18
- For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
- Whatsoever 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.
Psalms 115:17
- The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
Psalms 115:18
- But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
Psalms 118:17
- I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
Psalms 88:10
- ¶ Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.
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Commentary for Psalms 30:9
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1215
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בֶּצַע
Transliteration: betsaʻ
Pronunciation: beh'-tsah
Description: from בָּצַע; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust); covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit. - Strong's Number: H1818
There are 295 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּם
Transliteration: dâm
Pronunciation: dawm
Description: from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent. - Strong's Number: H3381
There are 344 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָרַד
Transliteration: yârad
Pronunciation: yaw-rad'
Description: a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down. - Strong's Number: H7845
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שַׁחַת
Transliteration: shachath
Pronunciation: shakh'-ath
Description: from שׁוּחַ; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction; corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. - Strong's Number: H6083
There are 103 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָפָר
Transliteration: ʻâphâr
Pronunciation: aw-fawr'
Description: from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish. - Strong's Number: H3034
There are 111 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָדָה
Transliteration: yâdâh
Pronunciation: yaw-daw'
Description: a primitive root; used only as denominative from יָד; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands); cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving). - Strong's Number: H5046
There are 344 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָגַד
Transliteration: nâgad
Pronunciation: naw-gad'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter. - Strong's Number: H571
There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶמֶת
Transliteration: ʼemeth
Pronunciation: eh'-meth
Description: contracted from אָמַן; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness; assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.