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 Living Translation (NLT)You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

Context of Psalms 30:3

1I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. 5For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes 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 leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.
• Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
• Psalms 71:20You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 86:13For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalms 116:8For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
• Job 33:19“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with strong pain in many of his bones,
• Isaiah 38:17Indeed it was for my own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
• Jonah 2:4Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
• Psalms 28:1To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go 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