Psalm 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.

Cross-reference

Psalm 30:11 Parallel

Psalm 30:11 describes the joyful outcome of the rescue from the pit — the transformation from mourning to dancing.

Psalm 16:10 Parallel

In Psalm 16:10, the confidence that God will not abandon to Sheol parallels the deliverance from Sheol in Psalm 30:3.

Psalm 40:2 Parallel

In Psalm 40:2, being drawn up from the pit of destruction directly parallels the rescue from Sheol in Psalm 30:3.

Psalm 56:13 Parallel

In Psalm 56:13, deliverance of the soul from death mirrors the rescue from Sheol in Psalm 30:3.

Psalm 71:20 Parallel

In Psalm 71:20, being brought up from the depths of the earth parallels the ascent from Sheol in Psalm 30:3.

Psalm 86:13 Parallel

In Psalm 86:13, deliverance from the depths of Sheol directly echoes the rescue in Psalm 30:3.

Psalm 116:8 Parallel

In Psalm 116:8, deliverance of the soul from death parallels the restoration from Sheol in Psalm 30:3.

Psalm 9:13 Parallel

Psalm 9:13 asks God to lift from the gates of death — a parallel plea to the rescue described here.

Psalm 28:1 Contrast

Psalm 28:1 uses the same 'go down to the pit' phrase as a plea for deliverance — the opposite situation from the thanksgiving here.

Psalm 107:20 Related theme

Psalm 107:20 speaks of God's word healing and delivering from destruction — a broader parallel to the specific rescue from Sheol here.

Jonah 2:4-6 uses identical language of being brought up from the pit — a clear parallel to this rescue from Sheol.

Job 33:28 Parallel

In Job 33:28, the same redemption from the pit is proclaimed — a direct parallel to the rescue celebrated here.

Isaiah 38:17 parallels the deliverance from the pit and adds that God casts sins behind — a deeper theological connection.

Jonah 2:6 Parallel

Jonah 2:6 describes being brought up from the pit, mirroring the psalmist's experience of God raising him from Sheol.

Hosea 13:14 Allusion

In Hosea 13:14, God declares He will ransom from Sheol and redeem from Death, echoing the same deliverance from the pit as in this psalm.

Job 33:22 Parallel

Job 33:22 describes the soul drawing near the pit — the condition from which Psalm 30:3 celebrates being rescued.

Job 33:19-22 depicts the same near-death condition — soul drawing near to the pit — that Psalm 30:3 celebrates being rescued from.

Isaiah 38:18 states that the dead cannot praise God — underscoring the reason for gratitude in being rescued from Sheol.