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Psalms 30:7
7Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
Context of Psalms 30:7
5For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. 6When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.” Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed. 8To you, Lord, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: 9“What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
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 30:5For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
- Psalms 5:12Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
- Psalms 18:35You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
- Psalms 44:3It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.
- Psalms 89:17For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn.
- Job 10:12You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
- 1 Chronicles 17:26You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant.
- Psalms 10:1Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Psalms 102:10because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
- Psalms 104:29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
- Job 30:26Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.
- Isaiah 38:17Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins 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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