Psalms 30:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַה־בֶּ֥צַע בְּדָמִי֮ בְּרִדְתִּ֢י אֶ֫ל שָׁ֥חַת הֲיוֹדְךָ֥ עָפָ֑ר הֲיַגִּ֥יד אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

What-beṣaʿ in-dāmî in-ridtî to šāḥat hă-yôdḵā ʿāpār hă-yaggîd ʾămitteḵā

Grammar Details

*beṣaʿ*: masculine singular - profit/gain
*dāmî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in my blood
*ridtî*: Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in my going down
*šāḥat*: feminine singular - pit/grave/corruption
*hă-yôdḵā*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and interrogative prefix - will it thank you
*ʿāpār*: masculine singular - dust/earth
*hă-yaggîd*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with interrogative prefix - will it declare
*ʾămitteḵā*: feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your truth/faithfulness

Word Meanings

*beṣaʿ*: profit/gain/advantage
*dāmî*: my blood/my bloodshed/my death
*ridtî*: my going down/my descending/my dying
*šāḥat*: pit/grave/corruption/destruction
*yôdḵā*: thank you/praise you/acknowledge you
*ʿāpār*: dust/earth/soil/ashes
*yaggîd*: declare/tell/proclaim/announce
*ʾămitteḵā*: your truth/your faithfulness/your reliability

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Readability

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 54:4 : 4 Behold, God is mine helper{H8802)}: the Lord is with them that uphold{H8802)} my soul.
Ps 143:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
Ps 143:7-9 : 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Ps 27:7 : 7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Ps 28:7 : 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Ps 51:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came{H8800)} unto him, after he had gone in{H8804)} to Bathsheba. Have mercy{H8798)} upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out{H8798)} my transgressions. 2 Wash{H8761)} me throughly{H8685)} from mine iniquity, and cleanse{H8761)} me from my sin.

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