Psalms 30:9 
Context| NET © | “What 1 profit is there in taking my life, 2 in my descending into the Pit? 3 Can the dust of the grave 4 praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? 5 |
| NIV © | "What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness? |
| NASB © | "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? |
| NLT © | "What will you gain if I die, if I sink down into the grave? Can my dust praise you from the grave? Can it tell the world of your faithfulness? |
| MSG © | "Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm 'dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell. |
| BBE © | What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help? |
| NRSV © | "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? |
| NKJV © | "What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? |
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| NET © | “What 1 profit is there in taking my life, 2 in my descending into the Pit? 3 Can the dust of the grave 4 praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? 5 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn The following two verses (vv. 9-10) contain the prayer (or an excerpt of the prayer) that the psalmist offered to the Lord during his crisis. 2 tn Heb “What profit [is there] in my blood?” “Blood” here represents his life. 3 tn The Hebrew term שָׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 49:9; 55:24; 103:4). 4 tn Heb “dust.” The words “of the grave” are supplied in the translation for clarification. 5 tn The rhetorical questions anticipate the answer, “Of course not!” sn According to the OT, those who descend into the realm of death/Sheol are cut off from God’s mighty deeds and from the worshiping covenant community that experiences divine intervention (Pss 6:5; 88:10-12; Isa 38:18). In his effort to elicit a positive divine response, the psalmist reminds God that he will receive no praise or glory if he allows the psalmist to die. Dead men do not praise God! |
