Psalms 30:8

I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
cried	אֶקְרָ֑א 'ek.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh	H3068	Jehovah
supplication	אֶתְחַנָּֽן 'et.cha.Nan	H2603	properly · verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Psalms 34:6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms 130:1-2 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Psalms 77:1-2 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
1 Corinthians 12:8-9 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 30:6–end

We have, in these verses, an account of three several states that David was in successively, and of the workings of his heart towards God in each of those states - what he said and did, and how his heart stood affected; in the first of these we may see what we are too apt to be, and in the other two what we should be. I. He had long enjoyed prosperity, and then he grew secure and over-confident of the continuance of it (Psa 30:6, Psa 30:7): "In my prosperity, when I was in health of body and God had given me rest from all my enemies, I said I shall never be moved; I never thought either of having my body distempered or my government disturbed, not had any apprehensions of danger upon any acc…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 30:8

As in Psa 6:5; Psa 88:10; Isa 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 (Amo 5:16) wailing.

John Gill on Psalms 30:8

I cried to thee, O Lord,.... In his trouble, when the Lord had hid his face from him, and he was sensible that he had departed from him: he was not stupid and unaffected with it; nor did he turn his back upon God, and seek to others; but he cried after a departing God, which showed love to him, and some degree of faith in him, by looking again towards his holy temple, and waiting upon him until he returned; and unto the Lord I made supplication; in the most humble manner; entreating his grace and mercy, and that he would again show him his face and favour.

John Calvin on Psalms 30:6-10

Psalm 30:6-10 6. And in my tranquillity [629] I had said, I shall never be moved. 7. O Jehovah! in thy good pleasure thou hast established strength to my mountain: thou hast hidden thy face, I have been terrified. 8. O Jehovah! I cried to thee, and to my Lord [630] I made my supplication. 9. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down into the pit? [631] Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10. Hear, O Jehovah! and have mercy upon me: O Jehovah! Be thou my helper. 6. And in my tranquillity I had said. This is the confession which I formerly mentioned, in which David acknowledges that he had been justly and deservedly punished for his foolish and rash security, in fo…

The Church Fathers

I acknowledge the one responsible and shall not be reluctant to admit that all the good things I have are from you.
— Diodorus of Tarsus, COMMENTARY ON PSALM 30

"Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, and unto my God will I pray" [Psalm 30:8]. And bringing to mind that time of my trouble and misery, and as it were established therein, I hear the voice of Thy First-Begotten, my Head, about to die for me, and saying "Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, and unto My God will I pray."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 30

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Psalms 30:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 30:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 30:8

John Gill on Psalms 30:8

John Calvin on Psalms 30:6-10

The Church Fathers

Psalms 30:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 30:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 30:8

John Gill on Psalms 30:8

John Calvin on Psalms 30:6-10

The Church Fathers

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 30:8-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 30:8-12

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 30:8