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href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When I felt secure, I said, &#8220I will never be shaken.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When I was prosperous, I said, “Nothing can stop me now!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, “I will never be moved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, &#8220I will never be moved.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, “I will never be moved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, “I will never be shaken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for me, in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I was secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I was secure, I said,&#8221 I will never be shaken.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I felt secure and thought, "I'll never be shaken!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When all was well with me, I said, "I will never be shaken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I felt secure and said to myself, "I will never be defeated." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I will never be moved."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In prosperity I said, ?I will never be shaken.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In my self-confidence I said, "I will never be upended." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have said in my ease, “I am not moved for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I -- I have said in mine ease, 'I am not moved -- to the age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I said in my security, I shall not be moved forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in my abundance I said: I shall never be moved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 29:7>But I have said in my abundance: “I will never be disturbed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Complacent, I once said, “I shall never be shaken.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In my security I said, I shall never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I said in my quietness, "I shall never be moved.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/30-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3110" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">You Turned My Mourning into Dancing</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7959.htm" title="7959: ḇə·šal·wî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Ease, prosperity. From shalah; security.">In prosperity</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">“I will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: ’em·mō·wṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">be shaken.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-16</a></span><br />Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” / You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. / Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">1 Corinthians 10:12</a></span><br />So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-8</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Deuteronomy 8:11-14</a></span><br />Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day. / Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell, / and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21</a></span><br />I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-5</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-29.htm">Daniel 4:29-31</a></span><br />Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, / the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">Hosea 12:8</a></span><br />And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-33.htm">Matthew 26:33-35</a></span><br />Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.” / “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” / Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.</p><p class="hdg">And</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18-20</a></b></br> Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply <i>my</i> days as the sand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7</a></b></br> And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: <i>so</i> that thou didst not lay these <i>things</i> to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Isaiah 56:12</a></b></br> Come ye, <i>say they</i>, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, <i>and</i> much more abundant.</p><p class="hdg">I shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm 15:5</a></b></br> <i>He that</i> putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these <i>things</i> shall never be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a></b></br> I have set the LORD always before me: because <i>he is</i> at my right hand, I shall not be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-117.htm">Psalm 119:117</a></b></br> Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/31-24.htm">Security</a> <a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">Shaken</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/35-27.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Security</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Shaken</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">David praises God for his deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In prosperity</b><br>This phrase reflects a time of abundance and success, often associated with material wealth or favorable circumstances. Biblically, prosperity is seen as a blessing from God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>, where obedience to God leads to blessings. However, prosperity can also lead to complacency or pride, as warned in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Deuteronomy 8:11-14</a>. The historical context of ancient Israel often saw prosperity as a sign of God's favor, yet it also served as a test of faithfulness.<p><b>I said</b><br>The use of "I said" indicates a personal declaration or inner conviction. This reflects the psalmist's self-assurance during a time of prosperity. It is a moment of introspection, revealing the human tendency to rely on one's own strength or circumstances rather than on God. This introspection is a common theme in the Psalms, where personal reflections often lead to deeper spiritual insights.<p><b>“I will never be shaken.”</b><br>This statement of confidence suggests a belief in the permanence of one's current state. Biblically, the idea of being "shaken" often refers to instability or insecurity, as seen in <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a>, where the psalmist declares stability through God's presence. Theologically, this phrase can be seen as a warning against overconfidence in worldly success, echoing the sentiments of <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, which warns that pride precedes a fall. In a broader biblical context, true unshakeability is found in God alone, as emphasized in <a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28</a>, which speaks of receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Psalm 30</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who often wrote about his personal experiences with God, including times of prosperity and distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Psalm 30</a> is often associated with the dedication of the Temple or David's palace, both significant places in Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Psalm 30</a> includes themes of deliverance and healing, reflecting God's intervention in David's life during times of trouble.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-reliance.htm">The Danger of Self-Reliance</a></b><br>In times of prosperity, it is easy to become self-reliant and forget our dependence on God. David's statement reflects a common human tendency to trust in our own strength when things are going well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Earthly prosperity can create a false sense of security. True stability comes from God alone, not from our circumstances or achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_success.htm">Humility in Success</a></b><br>Success should lead us to gratitude and humility, recognizing that all blessings come from God. We must guard against pride and remember that our strength is in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Even in times of peace and prosperity, we must remain spiritually vigilant, continually seeking God's guidance and strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_30_6-7_show_god's_instability.htm">Psalm 30:6–7: Does the shift from confidence in prosperity to sudden divine displeasure imply instability in God’s nature or inconsistency in His promises? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_you_follow_my_instructions.htm">What is the meaning of 'I shall not be moved'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_94_align_with_swift_judgment.htm">Psalm 94:3-4 depicts the wicked flourishing and boasting; how does this align with other biblical claims that God swiftly judges evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">And in.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But as for me, in, </span>&c. The pronoun is emphatic. The mental struggle through which the psalmist had won his way to this sublime faith is now told in the most vivid manner, the very soliloquy being recalled.<p><span class= "bld">Prosperity.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">security.</span><p><span class= "bld">I shall never</span> <span class= "bld">be moved.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">I shall never waver.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6-12.</span> - Now begins the expanded account of the deliverance in respect of which the thanksgiving is offered. And first, with regard to the offence that had drawn down the Divine chastisement; it was an offence of the lips, springing from an evil temper in the heart. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And in my prosperity I said, I shall never</span> <span class="cmt_word">be moved;</span> rather, as in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">and as for me</span>, <span class="accented">in my prosperity I said</span>, etc. There is a marked pause, and introduction of a new subject in a new strophe. Prosperity had worked an ill effect on the psalmist, had made him self-confident and proud. He "said in his heart," as the wicked man in <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6</a>, only in still stronger phrase, "I shall not be moved;" literally, <span class="accented">I shall not be moved for</span> ever. His heart was lifted up, and in the spirit of self-glorification he gave command for the numbering of the people. The result was the plague, and the death of seventy thousand of his subjects. Into these details he does not here enter. He is content to trace his sin to its bitter root of pride, and to glance at its punishment (ver. 7) and his repentance (vers. 8-10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/30-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In prosperity</span><br /><span class="heb">בְשַׁלְוִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·šal·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7959.htm">Strong's 7959: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ease, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭אֲנִי</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I will never</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be shaken.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶמּ֥וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(’em·mō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4131.htm">Strong's 4131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, to slip, shake, fall</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 30:6 As for me I said in my (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 30:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/30-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 30:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>