Psalms 30:8

8 To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace [saying],

Psalms 30:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 30:8

I cried to thee, O Lord
In his trouble, when the Lord had hid his face from him, and he was sensible that he had departed from him: he was not stupid and unaffected with it; nor did he turn his back upon God, and seek to others; but he cried after a departing God, which showed love to him, and some degree of faith in him, by looking again towards his holy temple, and waiting upon him until he returned;

and unto the Lord I made supplication;
in the most humble manner; entreating his grace and mercy, and that he would again show him his face and favour.

Psalms 30:8 In-Context

6 But as for me, I had said in my prosperity, "I shall not be moved ever."

7 O Yahweh, by your favor you caused my strong mountain to stand. You hid your face. I was bewildered.

8 To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace [saying],

9 "What gain [is there] in my {death}, in my going down into [the] pit? Will [the] dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10 "O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me. O Yahweh, be my helper."