Psalms 30:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 30:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lord, 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...
Psalms 30:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my (h) mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I (i) was troubled. (h) I thought you had established me in Zion most surely. (i) After you had w...
Psalms 30:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXX. Trust in God, not in Self. The Ps. was not intended originally, as the title suggests, for the purification and dedication of the Temple in 165 B.C. after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes...
Psalms 30:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

my mountain: i.e. Zion, which David had but recently taken ( 2 Samuel 5:7-10 ). hide Thy face. Probably refers to. sickness which followed. face. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Psalms 30:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. O Jehovah! of thy good pleasure. This verse describes the difference which exists between the confidence which is founded upon the word of God and the carnal security which springs from p...
Psalms 30:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. Thou didst hide thy face - Thou didst show thyself displeased with me for my pride and...
Psalms 30:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And in my prosperity I said— There should not be a full stop at the end of the 6th verse, but after the words stand strong in the 7th; where the next period should begin, Thou didst hide thy fac...
Psalms 30:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. By thy favour ... - "by thy favour" (not because of my merits), answering to "in...
Psalms 30:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Title.—(RV) 'A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House; a Psalm of David.' There is no obvious connexion between the contents of this Ps. and its title. It is a thanksgiving for recovery from...
Psalms 30:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lord, by thy favour — i.e., and all the while thou (not my own strength) hadst made me secure. The margin gives the literal rendering, but the reading varies between the text “to my mountain,”...
Psalms 30:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 30:1-12 THE title of this psalm is apparently a composite, the usual "Psalm of David" having been enlarged by the awkward insertion of "A Song at the Dedication of the House," which probabl...
Psalms 30:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Joy Cometh in the Morning” Psalms 30:1-12 This psalm dates from 2 Samuel 5:11 . What a contrast between Adullam's cave and the house of cedar! When God has lifted us up in mercy, we should li...
Psalms 30:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of praise for deliverance (1-5) and a meditation on the deliverance and its lessons (6-12), with a final note of praise (12). The phrases descriptive of the trouble are such as to leav...
Psalms 30:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The children of God have a chequered state, and feel the changes. And, no doubt, with an eye to the wilderness condition of God's people, these things are said. They who live in a moveable tent will...
Psalms 30:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong ,.... The psalmist found himself mistaken, and acknowledges it; that as it was not owing to his own merit that he enjoyed the prosperit...
Psalms 30:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I was troubled. Ver. 7. Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain, &c ]. Yea, but there is...
Psalms 30:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved I thought myself past all danger of further changes. The word שׁלוי, shalvi , rendered prosperity , denotes peace and tranquillity, arising from an...
Psalms 30:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer and Praise. 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 L ORD , by thy favour thou hast made my m...
Psalms 30:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; thou hast so firmly settled me in my kingdom; which he calls his mountain, partly because kingdoms are usually called mountains in prophetical writings...
Psalms 30:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Reminisces On The Complacency That Had Been His When He Was Well And The Shock That His Illness Had Been To Him ( Psalms 30:6-7 ). Psalms 30:6-7 As for me, I said in my prosperity, I will n...
Psalms 30:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm was composed after recovery from a sickness which had very nearly proved fatal. The singer begins with an inscription of praise to God for His great goodness, and calls upon...
Psalms 30:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 30:6-8 The words of the text describe three states which are, or have been, or will be all ours. I. The first state is thus described: "In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. Lor...
Psalms 30:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

May the Holy Spirit, who inspired the writer of this Psalm, now lead us into its inner meaning! It is entitled «A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David; «or, rather, «A Psalm; a song...
Psalms 30:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The title is, a psalm and song. Chrysostom, in his prologue, understands it of a song set to the organ, or a concert of music, and sung when David dedicated his palace in the city of Zion. Here his...
Psalms 30:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will extol Thee, O Lord; for Thou hast lifted me up. A Psalm of deliverance The title of this psalm is apparently a composite, the usual “Psalm of David” having been enlarged by the awkward i...
Psalms 30:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is one of thanksgiving from first to last, and commemorates a deliverance from a great danger. It is divided into two unequal portions—one of five and the ether of seven...
Psalms 30:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death. A psalm and song, literally, "a psalm song," a composition to be sung with musical accompaniment, at the dedication of the house of David, of h...
Psalms 30:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:26 ; 1 Chronicles 17:27 ; Isaiah 38:17 ; Job 10:12 ; Job 30:26-31 ; Psalms 10:1 ; Psalms 102:10 ; Psalms 104:29 ; Psalms 13:1 ; Psalms 13:2 ; Psalms 143:7 ; Psalms 40:2 ;...
Psalms 30:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Mountain — My kingdom: kingdoms are usually called mountains in prophetical writings.

Psalms 30:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 30:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 30:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 30:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 30:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 30:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 30:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 30:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 30:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 30:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 30:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes