Psalms 30 · Verse 3

Psalms 30:3

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.
Psalms 30:3, King James Version

Psalms 30:3 in other translations

BSBO LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
WEBLORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
ASVO Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
YLTJehovah, Thou hast brought up from Sheol my soul, Thou hast kept me alive, From going down to the pit.
DARBYJehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit.
BBEO 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.
WebsterO LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

What does Psalms 30:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Thou 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 30:1-5

The great things the Lord has done for us, both by his providence and by his grace, bind us in gratitude to do all we can to advance his kingdom among men, though the most we can do is but little. God's saints in heaven sing to him; why should not those on earth do the same? Not one of all God's perfections carries in it more terror to the wicked, or more comfort to the godly, than his holiness. It is a good sign…

Read the full comment on Psalms 30:1-5 →

Psalms 30:3 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.

יְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָhe.'e.Li.tayou brought upH5927
מִן\־min-fromH4480
שְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olSheolH7585
נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shilife myH5315
חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִיchi.yi.Ta.niyou preserved alive meH2421
מִיָּֽרְדִיmi.yor.dei-from going down myH3381
בֽוֹר\׃vor[the] pitH953

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

Cross references for Psalms 30:3

  • Psalms 16:10

    For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

  • Psalms 86:13

    For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

  • Isaiah 38:17-18

    Behold, for peace 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. For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

  • Jonah 2:4-6

    Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

  • Psalms 28:1

    A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

  • Psalms 40:1-2

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

  • Psalms 71:20

    Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

  • Job 33:19-22

    He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

  • Psalms 116:8

    For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

  • Psalms 56:13

    For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

  • Job 33:28

    He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
brought.
16:10; 40:1,2; 56:13; 71:20; 86:13; *marg:
116:8; Job 33:19-22,28; Isa 38:17,18; Jon 2:4-6
down.
28:1

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Context

  • Psalms 30:2

    O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

  • Psalms 30:3

    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.

  • Psalms 30:4

    Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

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Psalms 30:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Oh Jehová, hiciste subir mi alma del sepulcro, dísteme vida, para que no descendiese á la sepultura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éternel, mon Dieu! j’ai crié à toi, et tu m’as guéri.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova! du hast meine Seele aus dem Scheol heraufgeführt, hast mich belebt aus denen, die in die Grube hinabfahren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Inclina ad me aurem tuam; accelera ut eruas me. Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in domum refugii, ut salvum me facias: