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 extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. 2Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit. 4Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness. 5For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

Psalms 30:3 word by word

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

Cross-references for Psalms 30:3

• Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
• Psalms 71:20Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;
• Psalms 86:13For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
• Psalms 116:8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from falling.
• Job 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
• Isaiah 38:17Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
• Jonah 2:4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.
• Psalms 28:1Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, [if] thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into 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