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Psalms 30:7
7But Lord, it was you who made my kingdom strong, because you are so kind. But then you turned away from me, and I became very afraid.
Psalms 30:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
Context of Psalms 30:7
5His anger continues only for a moment, but he is kind to us for our whole life. You may be sad all through the night, but in the morning, you will be happy again. 6When I was feeling safe and strong, I thought, ‘Nothing can ever destroy me.’ But Lord, it was you who made my kingdom strong, because you are so kind. But then you turned away from me, and I became very afraid. 8I called to you for help, Lord. I asked you to be kind to me, my Lord. 9If I go down into the deep hole of death, that will not help you! My dead body cannot praise you there! It cannot tell people to trust you!
Read all of Psalms 30Psalms 30:7 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה בִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮ הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה לְֽהַרְרִ֫י עֹ֥ז הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ פָנֶ֗יךָ הָיִ֥יתִי נִבְהָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- by thy favourרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
- thou hast made my mountainהָרָרhârâr · mountainH2042
- to standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- strongעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- thou didst hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
- thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- I was troubledבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
Cross-references for Psalms 30:7
- Psalms 30:5His anger continues only for a moment, but he is kind to us for our whole life. You may be sad all through the night, but in the morning, you will be happy again.
- Psalms 5:12Lord, you bless those who live in a right way. Your love is like a shield that keeps them safe.
- Psalms 18:35Lord, your power has helped me to be strong. You have kept me safe, like a shield. Your kind help has made me great.
- Psalms 44:3Our ancestors did not get the land by the power of their own swords. Their own strength did not win the fight. It was your own power and strength that did it! You were kind to them because you were their friend.
- Psalms 89:17You give strength and glory to your people. Because you are kind to us, we win against our enemies.
- Job 10:12You gave me life and you loved me faithfully. You took care of me and you kept me safe.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the deep hole of danger. He picked me up out of the mud. He put my feet on a rock. Then I could walk and not slip.
- 1 Chronicles 17:26Lord, you are the true God! You have promised these good things to me, your servant.
- Psalms 10:1Must you stand so far away, Lord? Why do you hide when there is trouble?
- Psalms 13:1Lord, will you forget about me for ever? When will you remember to come and help me?
- Psalms 104:29When you turn away from them, they become very afraid. When you take away their breath, they die and they return to the dust.
- Psalms 143:7Please answer me soon, Lord. I am losing my strength. Do not turn away from me. If you do, I will join those people who are going down into the deep hole of death.
- Job 30:26But when I hoped for good things to happen, trouble came instead. When I looked for light to shine on me, everything became dark.
- Isaiah 38:17Yes, it was good for me to have this trouble. You rescued me from the deep hole of death. You removed my sins, and you put them behind your back.
Commentaries on Psalms 30:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou didst hide thy face - Thou didst show thyself displeased with me for my pride and forgetfulness of thee: and then I found how vainly I had trusted in an arm of flesh.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong - Margin: “settled strength for my mountain.” This refers, I apprehend, to his former state of mind; to his confidence in that which constituted his prosperity as referred to in the previous verse; to his feeling, in that state, that everything pertaining to himself was safe; to his freedom from any apprehension that there would be any change. The word “mountain” seems to be used as denoting…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
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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
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