Psalms 30 · Verse 10

Psalms 30:10

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.
Psalms 30:10, King James Version

Psalms 30:10 in other translations

BSBHear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
WEBHear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.”
ASVHear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
YLTHear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'
DARBYHear, O Jehovah, and be gracious unto me; Jehovah, be my helper.
BBEGive ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.
WebsterHear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

What does Psalms 30:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 30:8-11

8-11. As in Psa 6:5; 88:10; Is 38:18, the appeal for mercy is based on the destruction of his agency in praising God here, which death would produce. The terms expressing relief are poetical, and not to be pressed, though "dancing" is the translation of a word which means a lute, whose cheerful notes are contrasted with mourning, or (Am 5:16) wailing.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 30:6-12

When things are well with us, we are very apt to think that they will always be so. When we see our mistake, it becomes us to think with shame upon our carnal security as our folly. If God hide his face, a good man is troubled, though no other calamity befal him. But if God, in wisdom and justice, turn from us, it will be the greatest folly if we turn from him. No; let us learn to pray in the dark. The sanctified…

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Psalms 30:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שְׁמַע\־she.ma'-hearH8085
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
וְחָנֵּ֑נִיve.cho.Ne.niand show favor to meH2603
יְ֝הוָהYah.wehO YahwehH3068
הֱֽיֵה\־heyeh-beH1961
עֹזֵ֥ר'o.Zera helperH5826
לִֽי\׃Liof me

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 30:10

  • Psalms 54:4

    Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

  • Psalms 143:7-9

    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. 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. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

  • Psalms 143:1

    A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

  • Psalms 28:7

    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.

  • Psalms 27:7

    Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

  • Psalms 51:1-2

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath–sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hear.
51:1,2; 143:1,7-9
be thou.
28:7; 54:4

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Context

  • Psalms 30:9

    What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

  • Psalms 30:10

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

  • Psalms 30:11

    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

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Psalms 30:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Oye, oh Jehová, y ten misericordia de mí: Jehová, sé tú mi ayudador.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quel profit y a-t-il en mon sang, quand je descendrais dans la fosse? La poussière te célébrera-t-elle? Annoncera-t-elle ta vérité?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Höre, Jehova, und sei mir gnädig! Jehova, sei mein Helfer!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam tribulor; conturbatus est in ira oculus meus, anima mea, et venter meus.