King James Version
Psalms 30:2 in the King James Version says “O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.”
Psalms 30:2 · KJV
A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
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.
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. at: or, to the memorial
KJV Study — Public Domain
“my God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“I cried”
H7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e., freedom from some trouble)
“unto thee and thou hast healed”
H7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e., (figuratively) to cure
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