“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit?
Shall the dust praise you?
Shall it declare your truth?
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 30:9 in context
Psalms 30:6–12
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As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
7
You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong;
but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8
I cried to you, LORD.
I made supplication to the Lord:
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Selected verse
“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit?
Shall the dust praise you?
Shall it declare your truth?
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Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me.
LORD, be my helper.”
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You have turned my mourning into dancing for me.
You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
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to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent.
LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
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