Psalms 30:3

Psalms 30:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
• New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Context of Psalms 30:3

1I will exalt you, Lord, because you have lifted me up and have not allowed my enemies to triumph over me. 2Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you healed me. Lord, you brought me up from Sheol; you spared me from among those going down to the Pit. 4Sing to the Lord, you his faithful ones, and praise his holy name. 5For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor, a lifetime. Weeping may stay overnight, but there is joy in the morning.

Psalms 30:3 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָ מִן־שְׁא֣וֹל נַפְשִׁ֑י חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי מִיָּֽרְדִי בֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou hast brought upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from the graveשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• thou hast kept me aliveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• that I should not go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953

Cross-references for Psalms 30:3

• Psalms 16:10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.
• Psalms 56:13For you rescued me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.
• Psalms 71:20You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, but you will revive me again. You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 86:13For your faithful love for me is great, and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalms 116:8For you, Lord, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
• Job 33:19A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
• Isaiah 38:17Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such intense bitterness; but your love has delivered me from the Pit of destruction, for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.
• Jonah 2:4And I said, “I have been banished from your sight, yet I will look once more toward your holy temple.”
• Psalms 28:1Lord, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit.

Commentaries on Psalms 30:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave - I and my people were both about to be cut off, but thou hast spared us in mercy, and given us a most glorious respite.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3O, Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave - My life; me. The meaning is, that he had been in imminent danger of death, and had been brought from the borders of the grave. The word here rendered “grave” is “Sheol” - a word which, properly used, commonly denotes the region of the dead; the underworld which is entered through the grave. Compare Isaiah 14:9, note; Psalm 6:5, note. Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit - More…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist praises God for his victory over difficult circumstances, comparing it to being saved from death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The terms describe extreme danger. soul--or, "myself." grave--literally, "hell," as in Psa 16:10. hast kept me ... pit--quickened or revived me from the state of dying (compare Psa 28:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 30:3

• Hell
• Life
• Prayer
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Hades
• Hell
• Hide
• Pit
• Pentateuch
• Person, Personality
• Psalms, Book of
• Resurrection
• Sheol

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