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, O LORD; for thou hast raised me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks to his holy name. 5For his anger is but for a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalms 30:3 word by word

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

• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• upאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413

Cross-references for Psalms 30:3

• Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: hast thou not delivered my feet from falling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
• Psalms 71:20Thou, which hast shewed us many and sore troubles, shalt quicken us again, and shalt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 86:13For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest pit.
• Psalms 116:8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
• Job 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones:
• Isaiah 38:17Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
• Jonah 2:4And I said, am cast out from before thine eyes; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
• Psalms 28:1Unto thee, O LORD, will I call; my rock, be not thou deaf unto me: lest, if thou be silent unto 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