Psalms 30:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

O LORD, my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֑י שִׁוַּ֥עְתִּי אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ וַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʾĕlōhay šiwwaʿtî to-you wa-tirpāʾēnî

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾĕlōhay*: masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God
• *šiwwaʿtî*: Piel perfect 1st person singular - I cried out
• *wa-tirpāʾēnî*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive and 1st person singular suffix - and you healed me

Word Meanings

• *ʾĕlōhay*: my God/my deity
• *šiwwaʿtî*: cried out/called for help/pleaded
• *wa-tirpāʾēnî*: healed me/restored me/made me whole

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  O LORD, you have brought my soul up from the grave; you have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  O Jehovah,{H3068} thou hast brought up{H5927} my soul{H5315} from Sheol;{H7585} Thou hast kept me alive,{H2421} that I should not go down{H3381} to the pit.{H953}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  O LORD{H3068}, thou hast brought up{H5927}{(H8689)} my soul{H5315} from the grave{H7585}: thou hast kept me alive{H2421}{(H8765)}, that I should not go down{H3381}{(H8800)}{(H8675)}{H3381}{(H8802)} to the pit{H953}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou LORDE hast brought my soule out of hell: thou hast kepte my life, where as they go downe to the pytte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O Lorde, thou hast brought vp my soule out of the graue: thou hast reuiued me from them that goe downe into the pit.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou God hast raysed vp my soule from the graue: thou hast preserued my life from them that go downe into ye pit.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Jehovah, Thou hast brought up from Sheol my soul, Thou hast kept me alive, From going down `to' the pit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  O Lord, you have made my soul come again from the underworld: you have given me life and kept me from going down among the dead.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 28:1 : 1 To you, O LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be silent to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is Your steadfast love toward me; You have delivered my life from the depths of Sheol.
• Ps 16:10 : 10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your faithful one to see decay.
• Job 33:19-22 : 19 A person is also chastened with pain on their bed and continual aching in their bones. 20 Their life begins to loathe food, and their soul rejects even the most desirable meal. 21 Their flesh wastes away so that it can no longer be seen, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out. 22 Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
• Job 33:28 : 28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.
• Ps 116:8 : 8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
• Isa 38:17-18 : 17 Indeed, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness; but You, in Your love, delivered my soul from the pit of destruction. You have cast all my sins behind Your back. 18 For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
• Jonah 2:4-6 : 4 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me. All Your waves and breakers swept over me. 5 I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.' 6 The waters engulfed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
• Ps 40:1-2 : 1 For the director: A psalm of David. 2 I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
• Ps 56:13 : 13 I am bound by my vows to you, O God; I will present thank offerings to you.
• Ps 71:20 : 20 Though you have shown me many troubles and hardships, you will revive me again. From the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again.