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Psalm 30

Sal. 30:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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What profit
betsa` (Hebrew #1215)
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
KJV usage: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
Pronounce: beh'-tsah
Origin: from 1214
is there in my blood
dam (Hebrew #1818)
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)
KJV usage: blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), + innocent.
Pronounce: dawm
Origin: from 1826 (compare 119)
, when I go down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
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): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
to the pit
shachath (Hebrew #7845)
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
KJV usage: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
Pronounce: shakh'-ath
Origin: from 7743
? Shall the dust
`aphar (Hebrew #6083)
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
KJV usage: ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Pronounce: aw-fawr'
Origin: from 6080
praise
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; 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)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee? shall it declare
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
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
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
thy truth
'emeth (Hebrew #571)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
KJV usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Pronounce: eh'-meth
Origin: contracted from 539
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Blood,
Dust,
Pit,
Truth

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Sal. 6:5• 5Porque en la muerte no hay memoria de ti: ¿Quién te loará en el sepulcro? (Sal. 6:5)
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Sal. 88:10‑12• 10¿Harás tú milagro á los muertos? ¿Levantaránse los muertos para alabarte? (Selah.)
 11¿Será contada en el sepulcro tu misericordia, O tu verdad en la perdición?
 12¿Será conocida en las tinieblas tu maravilla, Ni tu justicia en la tierra del olvido? (Sal. 88:10‑12)
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Sal. 115:17‑18• 17No alabarán los muertos á JAH, Ni cuantos descienden al silencio;
 18Mas nosotros bendeciremos á JAH, Desde ahora para siempre. Aleluya. (Sal. 115:17‑18)
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Sal. 118:17• 17No moriré, sino que viviré, Y contaré las obras de JAH. (Sal. 118:17)
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Ec. 9:10• 10Todo lo que te viniere á la mano para hacer, hazlo según tus fuerzas; porque en el sepulcro, adonde tú vas, no hay obra, ni industria, ni ciencia, ni sabiduría. (Ec. 9:10)
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Is. 38:18• 18Porque el sepulcro no te celebrará, ni te alabará la muerte; Ni los que descienden al hoyo esperarán tu verdad. (Is. 38:18)
• Here, literally, we see the remnant at the verge of the grave, and there delivered; but the true work is, even for them, with God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 29-32” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.9-10} He found that in the presence of death prosperous circumstances were of no avail. In that sore strait only the mercy and help of the Lord would avail. (“Psalms 30” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Or "give thanks to"; and so ver. 12.