World English Bible
Psalms 30:9
“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?”
Verse in context — Psalms 30
7
You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8
I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:
9
What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
10
Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.
11
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
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