Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 30:10
10Lord, listen and be gracious to me; Lord, be my helper.”
Psalms 30:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me; Lord, be my help.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper!”
Context of Psalms 30:10
8Lord, I called to you; I sought favor from my Lord: 9“What gain is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your truth? Lord, listen and be gracious to me; Lord, be my helper.” 11You turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12so that I can sing to you and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.
Read all of Psalms 30Psalms 30:10 word by word
שְׁמַע־יְהוָ֥ה וְחָנֵּ֑נִי יְ֝הוָה הֱֽיֵה־עֹזֵ֥ר לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 30:10
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.
- Psalms 143:1Lord, hear my prayer. In your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in your righteousness answer me.
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song.
- Psalms 54:4God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life.
Commentaries on Psalms 30:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me, - etc. This, too, is the prayer which he uttered in the calamities adverted to in Psalm 30:7. It is a cry for mercy founded on the idea referred to in Psalm 30:9.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 When things are well with us, we are very apt to think that they will always be so. When we see our mistake, it becomes us to think with shame upon our carnal security as our folly. If God hide his face, a good man is troubled, though no other calamity befal him. But if God, in wisdom and justice, turn from us, it will be the greatest folly if we turn from him. No; let us learn to pray in the dark. The sanctified spirit, which returns to God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12The psalmist faced death (also in Psalm 30:1–3), either literally or figuratively. When he turned to the Lord, the Lord rescued him and changed his mourning into joyful dancing. Only God's favor can permanently and powerfully overcome human failure and deep despair.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. As in Psa 6:5; 88:10; Is 38:18, the appeal for mercy is based on the destruction of his agency in praising God here, which death would produce. The terms expressing relief are poetical, and not to be pressed, though "dancing" is the translation of a word which means a lute, whose cheerful notes are contrasted with mourning, or (Am 5:16) wailing.Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 30:10
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries