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Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By your favor, O LORD, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, <i>and</i> I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, <i>and</i> I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, by Thy favor Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide Thy face, I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By Your favor <i>and</i> grace, O LORD, you have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was horrified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, when you showed your favor, you made me stand like a strong mountain; when you hid your face, I was terrified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, when You showed Your favor, You made me stand like a strong mountain; when You hid Your face, I was terrified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, LORD, were my friend, and you made me strong as a mighty mountain. But when you hid your face, I was crushed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou, LORD, of thy favour hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, by your favor you have made my mountain stand firm. When you hid your face, I was terrified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You were good to me, LORD; you protected me like a mountain fortress. But then you hid yourself from me, and I was afraid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By your favor, LORD, you established me as a strong mountain; Then you hid your face, and I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />LORD, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, in Your good pleasure, "" You have caused strength to remain for my mountain,” "" You have hidden Your face—I have been troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, in thy good will thou didst cause strength to stand for my mountain: thou didst cover thy face, I was in trepidation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, in thy favour, thou gavest strength to my beauty. Thou turnedst away thy face from me, and I became troubled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 29:8>O Lord, in your will, you made virtue preferable to beauty for me. You turned your face away from me, and I became disturbed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, you showed me favor, established for me mountains of virtue. But when you hid your face I was struck with terror. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O God, by thy favor thou hast increased my glory; thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God, in your pleasure you established power upon my glory, and you turned your face and I was shaken.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold-- Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/30-7.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=3114" 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">6</span>In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: bir·ṣō·wn·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">You favored me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tāh (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">You made</a> <a href="/hebrew/2042.htm" title="2042: lə·har·rî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Hill, mountain. From an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain.">my mountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘ōz (N-ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">stand strong.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: his·tar·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">When You hid</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Your face,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">I was</a> <a href="/hebrew/926.htm" title="926: niḇ·hāl (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To disturb, terrify. A primitive root; to tremble inwardly, i.e. be alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously.">dismayed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:…<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="/job/29-3.htm">Job 29:3</a></span><br />when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5-6</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a></span><br />Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a></span><br />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?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm">2 Chronicles 32:31</a></span><br />And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15</a></span><br />But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a></span><br />When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3</a></span><br />For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-17.htm">Psalm 89:17</a></span><br />For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Psalm 89:46</a></span><br />How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9</a></span><br />Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">LORD, by your favor you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled.</p><p class="hdg">by thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></b></br> For his anger <i>endureth but</i> a moment; in his favour <i>is</i> life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy <i>cometh</i> in the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-12.htm">Psalm 5:12</a></b></br> For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as <i>with</i> a shield.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Psalm 18:35,36</a></b></br> Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great… </p><p class="hdg">made [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></b></br> He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, <i>and</i> established my goings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/17-26.htm">1 Chronicles 17:26,27</a></b></br> And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: … </p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Psalm 10:1</a></b></br> Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? <i>why</i> hidest thou <i>thyself</i> in times of trouble?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-10.htm">Psalm 102:10</a></b></br> Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Affrighted</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/25-12.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/29-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/27-10.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Affrighted</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/35-27.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Turned</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>O LORD, You favored me;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the divine favor and grace bestowed by God. In the Old Testament, God's favor is often associated with His covenantal love and blessings. The favor of God is seen as a source of protection and prosperity, as reflected in the lives of figures like Abraham, Joseph, and David. This favor is not earned but given by God's sovereign choice, highlighting His mercy and grace. Theologically, it points to the unmerited favor believers receive through faith, a theme echoed in the New Testament with the concept of grace.<p><b>You made my mountain stand strong.</b><br>The imagery of a mountain symbolizes stability, strength, and permanence. In ancient Near Eastern culture, mountains were often seen as places of divine encounter and protection. This phrase suggests that God is the source of the psalmist's security and strength, akin to a fortress. Biblically, mountains are significant in God's interactions with His people, such as Mount Sinai and Mount Zion. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the believer's rock and fortress, providing spiritual stability and strength.<p><b>When You hid Your face,</b><br>The hiding of God's face is a metaphor for the withdrawal of His presence and favor. In the biblical context, God's face represents His attention, blessing, and approval. When God "hides His face," it often signifies a period of testing, judgment, or discipline. This concept is seen throughout the Psalms and the Prophets, where the absence of God's presence leads to distress and a call for repentance. It underscores the importance of seeking God's presence and favor continually.<p><b>I was dismayed.</b><br>Dismay here reflects a state of fear, confusion, or distress resulting from the perceived absence of God's favor. This emotional response is common in the Psalms, where the psalmist often moves from a place of despair to one of hope through prayer and trust in God. It highlights the human dependency on God's presence for peace and assurance. This can be connected to the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to cast their anxieties on God, trusting in His constant presence and care.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, who is expressing his personal experience of God's favor and the distress he felt when it seemed withdrawn.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountain.htm">Mountain</a></b><br>Symbolic of stability and strength, representing David's secure position when favored by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_favor.htm">God's Favor</a></b><br>The divine blessing and presence that brings strength and security.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_hiding_his_face.htm">God Hiding His Face</a></b><br>A metaphor for the withdrawal of God's presence, leading to feelings of dismay and vulnerability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_source_of_strength.htm">The Source of Strength</a></b><br>Recognize that true strength and stability come from God's favor, not from our own efforts or circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_withdrawal.htm">The Reality of Divine Withdrawal</a></b><br>Understand that feelings of dismay can occur when we perceive God's presence as distant, prompting us to seek Him more earnestly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_favor.htm">The Importance of God's Favor</a></b><br>Value and seek God's favor above all, knowing it is the foundation of our security and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_dismay.htm">Responding to Dismay</a></b><br>When feeling dismayed, turn to prayer and repentance, seeking to restore the sense of God's presence and favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Trust in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Even when God seems distant, trust in His unchanging nature and His promises to never leave nor forsake us.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_about_stress.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on stress?</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/why_do_kings_fall_if_'not_be_moved'.htm">Psalm 21:7: If the king indeed 'shall not be moved,' how do we explain other biblical accounts where kings of Israel fell from power or faced defeat?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jacob_compare_esau_to_god.htm">Why does Jacob liken seeing Esau's face to seeing God's in Genesis 33:10, and does this conflict with other monotheistic teachings?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Lord, by thy favour</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, <span class= "ital">and all the while thou </span>(not my own strength) <span class= "ital">hadst made me secure. </span>The margin gives the literal rendering, but the reading varies between the text "to my mountain," "to my honour" (LXX., Vulg., and Syriac), and "on mountains," the last involving the supply of the pronoun "me." The sense, however, is the same, and is obvious. The mountain of strength, perhaps mountain fortress, is an image of secure retreat. Doubtless Mount Zion was in the poet's thought.<p><span class= "bld">Thou didst</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--The fluctuation of feeling is well shown by the rapid succession of clauses without any connecting conjunctions.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lord, by thy favour thou hast</span> (rather, <span class="accented">hadst</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>made my mountain to stand strong.</span> It was thy favour which had given me the "prosperity" whereby I was exalted, and which I thought rooted in myself - which had made Zion strong, and enabled me to triumph over my enemies. But, lo! suddenly all was changed - <span class="cmt_word">Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled</span>. God turned his face away, declared himself angry with his servant (<a href="/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7-12</a>), and sent the dreadful plague which in a single day destroyed seventy thousand lives. Then David, feeling that God's face was indeed turned from him, "was troubled." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/30-7.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">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You favored me;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮</span> <span class="translit">(bir·ṣō·wn·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You made</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my mountain</span><br /><span class="heb">לְֽהַרְרִ֫י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·har·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2042.htm">Strong's 2042: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hill, mountain </span><br /><br /><span class="word">{stand} strong.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֥ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘ōz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When You hid</span><br /><span class="heb">הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(his·tar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your face,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dismayed.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְהָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(niḇ·hāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_926.htm">Strong's 926: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 30:7 You Yahweh when you favored me made (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/30-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 30:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/30-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 30:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:8" /></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>