The Meaning of Psalms 30:9 Explained

Psalms 30:9

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

YLT: What gain is in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?

Darby: What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

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

Discover Psalms 30:9

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 30:9?

MEANING: What does Psalms 30:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 30:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 30:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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 does Psalms 30:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 30:1-12 - "joy Cometh In The Morning"
This psalm dates from 2 Samuel 5:11. What a contrast between Adullam's cave and the house of cedar! When God has lifted us up in mercy, we should lift Him up in song.
Apparently David had been passing through a time of sickness or intense sorrow, and now he could not be thankful enough for God's redeeming mercy. When shall we realize that God both forgives sin and redeems us from its eternal consequences! Weeping is here personified; she is only a lodger, who tarries for the brief Eastern night, and then, veiled, glides out of the house at daybreak. With the first ray of light Joy comes to abide, and we hear His hearty salutation in the vestibule.
We need more of the joy of the Lord. The first touch of pain makes us cry, Psalms 30:8; but we are slow to put on and wear the girdle and the garments of gladness. Be of good cheer, sad friend; God will yet turn "the shadow of death into the morning!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 30

1  David praises God for his deliverance
4  He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him

What do the individual words in Psalms 30:9 mean?

What profit [is there] in my blood when I go down to the pit will praise You the dust will it declare Your truth
מַה־ בֶּ֥צַע בְּדָמִי֮ בְּרִדְתִּ֪י אֶ֫ל־ ؟ שָׁ֥חַת הֲיוֹדְךָ֥ עָפָ֑ר הֲיַגִּ֥יד ؟ אֲמִתֶּֽךָ

בֶּ֥צַע  profit  [is  there] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֶּצַע  
Sense: profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence.
בְּדָמִי֮  in  my  blood 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
בְּרִדְתִּ֪י  when  I  go  down 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
؟ שָׁ֥חַת  the  pit 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שַׁחַת  
Sense: pit, destruction, grave.
הֲיוֹדְךָ֥  will  praise  You 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
עָפָ֑ר  the  dust 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָפָר  
Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish.
הֲיַגִּ֥יד  will  it  declare 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַד  
Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
؟ אֲמִתֶּֽךָ  Your  truth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 30:9?

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