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Psalms 30:3

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave,.... When his life being in danger, was near unto it, Job 33:22; otherwise the soul dies not, nor does it lie and sleep in the grave; or "thou hast…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

O, Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave - My life; me. The meaning is, that he had been in imminent danger of death, and had been brought from the borders of the grave. The word here…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 30:1-5

It was the laudable practice of the pious Jews, and, though not expressly appointed, yet allowed and accepted, when they had built a new house, to dedicate it to God, Deu 20:5. David did so when his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

So desperate was his sickness that his recovery was as life from the dead, a veritable resurrection from the grave.

from the grave R.V. from Sheol. See note on Psa 6:5. Cp. 1Sa 2:6.

thou hast kept me…