Psalms 30:9

7 O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

8 To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

10 Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

11 You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
KJV
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
WEB
“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
ASV
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
DARBY
What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
BLB
“What profit [is] in my blood, in my going down to the Pit? Will the dust confess You? Will it declare Your truth?
ÅB
«Hva vinning er det i mitt blod,
i at jeg farer ned i graven?
Kan støvet prise deg?
Kan det forkynne din trofasthet?
OTB
“Hva nytte er det i min død, om jeg går ned i graven?
Vil støvet prise Deg? Vil det forkynne Din trofasthet?
B1930
Hvad vinning er der i mitt blod, i at jeg farer ned i graven? Mon støvet vil prise dig, vil det forkynne din trofasthet?

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