King James Version
Psalms 30:10 in the King James Version says “Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.”
Psalms 30:10 · KJV
I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. my glory: that is, my tongue, or, my soul
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“and have mercy”
H2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e., move to favor by petition)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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