King James Version
Psalms 30:8 in the King James Version says “I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.”
Psalms 30:8 · KJV
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. made: Heb. settled strength for my mountain
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“I cried”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“and unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“I made supplication”
H2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e., move to favor by petition)
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