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Psalms 30:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 30:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 30:9

Theological / Devotional

What profit? Verses 9, 10 record the psalmist’s prayer. What value would it be to the infinite God if the psalmist should die (see Ps. 6:5; 88:10–12; Isa. 38:18, 19)? The argument “offers a touching picture of the psalmist’s childlike intimacy and communion with God” (Oesterley). Such type of plea is typically Hebraic.

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