Psalms 30:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?”
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““What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?”
King James Version · Public Domain“What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`What gain <FI>is<Fi> in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 30:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 6:5For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Psalms 66:17I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
- Psalms 88:10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
- Psalms 115:17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
- Psalms 118:17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever 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.
- Isaiah 38:18For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
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