Psalms 30:6

Psalms 30:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
• New International Version (NIV)When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”

Context of Psalms 30:6

4Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness. 5For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing. As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 7Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled. 8I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication:

Psalms 30:6 word by word

וַ֭אֲנִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִ֑י בַּל־אֶמּ֥וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 30:6

• Job 29:18And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;
• Isaiah 47:7and thou saidst, I shall be a mistress for ever; so that thou didst not take these things to heart, thou didst not remember the end thereof.
• Isaiah 56:12Come, [say they,] I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.
• Daniel 4:30the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
• Luke 12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted.
• Psalms 15:5[He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.
• Psalms 16:8I have set Jehovah continually before me; because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
• Psalms 119:117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Commentaries on Psalms 30:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved - Peace and prosperity had seduced the heart of David, and led him to suppose that his mountain - his dominion, stood so strong, that adversity could never affect him. He wished to know the physical and political strength of his kingdom; and, forgetting to depend upon God, he desired Joab to make a census of the people; which God punished in the manner related in 2 Samuel 24, and which he in this place…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved - I shall never be visited with calamity or trial. This refers to a past period of his life, when everything seemed to be prosperous, and when he had drawn around him so many comforts, and had apparently made them so secure, that it seemed as if they could never be taken from him, or as if he had nothing to fear. To what precise period of his life the psalmist refers, it is now impossible to ascertain…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 When things are well with us, we are very apt to think that they will always be so. When we see our mistake, it becomes us to think with shame upon our carnal security as our folly. If God hide his face, a good man is troubled, though no other calamity befal him. But if God, in wisdom and justice, turn from us, it will be the greatest folly if we turn from him. No; let us learn to pray in the dark. The sanctified spirit, which returns to God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7I will never be shaken: The psalmist admits his overconfident attitude (compare Psalm 32:3–4). my mountain stand strong: In the psalms, this phrase powerfully symbolizes stability and God's control (see Psalms 11:1; 18:7; 36:6; 46:2; 72:3; 76:4; 83:14; 97:5; 114:4, 6; 125:2). I was dismayed: The absence of God’s favor destroys the security of the proud (compare Psalm 104:27–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. What particular prosperity is meant we do not know; perhaps his accession to the throne. In his self-complacent elation he was checked by God's hiding His face (compare Psa 22:24; 27:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 30:6

• Confidence
• Self-Delusion
• Testimony

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Commentaries on Psalms 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings