Psalm 30:7

Translations

Modern

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Traditional

Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

Literal

O YHWH, by Your favor You made my mountain stand strong; You have hidden Your face—I was dismayed.

Latin

Domine, in voluntate tua præstitisti decori meo virtutem; avertisti faciem tuam a me, et factus sum conturbatus.

Original

Hebrew

English

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Notes

Psalms 30:6–7

I 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).

Psalms 30:1–12

This individual thanksgiving psalm begins by praising the Lord for his salvation (Psalm 30:1–3). It then contrasts God's favor with his anger (Psalm 30:4–7) and ends with a transformation from mourning to dancing (30:8–12).

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Related verses

Psalm 104:29
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Psalm 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Psalm 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 89:17
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
Job 10:12
You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.
Psalm 5:12
For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
1 Chronicles 17:26–27
And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
Deuteronomy 31:17
On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
Psalm 40:2
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Isaiah 38:17
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Psalm 10:1
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Job 30:26–31
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

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Psalm 30:7

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