World English Bible

Psalms 30:9

“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?”

Psalms 30:9 in the King James 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?

You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:

What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

Psalms 6:5
For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?
Isaiah 38:18
For Sheol can't praise you. Death can't celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can't hope for your truth.
Psalms 115:17-18
The dead don't praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence; But we will bless Yah, from this time forth and forevermore. Praise Yah!
Psalms 118:17
I will not die, but live, and declare Yah's works.
Psalms 88:10-12
Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Selah. Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction? Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of fo...
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

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