| NETBible | “What 1 profit is there in taking my life, 2 in my descending into the Pit? 3 Can the dust of the grave 4 praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? 5 |
| NIV © |
"What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness? |
| NASB © |
"What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? |
| NLT © |
"What will you gain if I die, if I sink down into the grave? Can my dust praise you from the grave? Can it tell the world of your faithfulness? |
| MSG © |
"Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm 'dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell. |
| BBE © |
What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help? |
| NRSV © |
"What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? |
| NKJV © |
"What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? |
| KJV | What profit <01215> [is there] in my blood <01818>_, when I go down <03381> (8800) to the pit <07845>_? Shall the dust <06083> praise <03034> (8686) thee? shall it declare <05046> (8686) thy truth <0571>_? |
| NASB © |
"What <4100> profit <1215> is there in my blood <1818> , if I go <3381> down <3381> to the pit <7845> ? Will the dust <6083> praise <3034> You? Will it declare <5046> Your faithfulness ?<571> |
| LXXM | (29:10) tiv <5100> I-NSF wfeleia <5622> N-NSF en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN aimati <129> N-DSN mou <1473> P-GS en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN katabhnai <2597> V-AAN me <1473> P-AS eiv <1519> PREP diafyoran <1312> N-ASF mh <3165> ADV exomologhsetai <1843> V-FMI-3S soi <4771> P-DS couv {N-NSM} h <2228> CONJ anaggelei <312> V-FAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF alhyeian <225> N-ASF sou <4771> P-GS |
| NET [draft] ITL | “What <04100> profit <01215> is there in taking my life <01818> , in my descending <03381> into <0413> the Pit <07845> ? Can the dust <06083> of the grave praise <03034> you? Can it declare <05046> your loyalty ?<0571> |
| HEBREW | Ktma <0571> dygyh <05046> rpe <06083> Kdwyh <03034> txs <07845> la <0413> ytdrb <03381> ymdb <01818> eub <01215> hm <04100> (30:9) <30:10> |
| NETBible | “What 1 profit is there in taking my life, 2 in my descending into the Pit? 3 Can the dust of the grave 4 praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? 5 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn The following two verses (vv. 9-10) contain the prayer (or an excerpt of the prayer) that the psalmist offered to the Lord during his crisis. 2 tn Heb “What profit [is there] in my blood?” “Blood” here represents his life. 3 tn The Hebrew term שָׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 49:9; 55:24; 103:4). 4 tn Heb “dust.” The words “of the grave” are supplied in the translation for clarification. 5 tn The rhetorical questions anticipate the answer, “Of course not!” 5 sn According to the OT, those who descend into the realm of death/Sheol are cut off from God’s mighty deeds and from the worshiping covenant community that experiences divine intervention (Pss 6:5; 88:10-12; Isa 38:18). In his effort to elicit a positive divine response, the psalmist reminds God that he will receive no praise or glory if he allows the psalmist to die. Dead men do not praise God! |