Psalm 30:7 ESV

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 30:1-12

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 an illness which had threatened to be fatal, and in itself may very well have been written by David. But it is difficult to find in his life an occasion corresponding to the title, though the dedication of David’s own palace, or of the site of the Temple, has been suggested. It is more likely that the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 30:7

(7) 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,” “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.Thou didst... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 30:1-12

Psalms 30:0 Bishop Hannington's last entry in his Journal contains the words: 'I can hear no news, but was held up by the 30th Psalm, which came with great power. A hyena howled near me last night. Smelling a sick man, but I hope it is not to have me yet.' References. XXXI. 5. C. F. Aked, The Courage of the Coward, p. 83. Parker, City Temple, vol. ii. p. 14. Spurgeon, Evening by Evening, p. 242. XXXI. 7. F. D. Maurice, Sermons, vol. vi. p. 221. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 30:1-12

Psalms 30:1-12THE 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 probably indicates its later liturgical use and not its first destination. Its occasion was evidently a deliverance from grave peril; and, whilst its tone is strikingly inappropriate if it had been composed for the inauguration of temple, tabernacle, or palace, one can understand how the venerable words, which... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 30:1-12

Psalms 30:0 A Psalm of Praise 1. Praise for deliverance (Psalms 30:1-5 ) 2. Past experience (Psalms 30:6-12 ) Psalms 30:1-5 . The inscription says that the Psalm was written by David as a song of dedication of the house. It probably means the house of the Lord mentioned in 1 Chronicles 22:1 . The Psalm must be looked upon as expressing prophetically the praise of the nation for the deliverance and when that greater house of the Lord will be on the earth (Ezekiel 40:1-49 , etc.) David’s... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 30:7

30:7 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 withdrawn your help, I felt my misery. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 30:1-12

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 30:6-8

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 not have always the same plain ground, or the same favourable aspect. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 30:7

Vanities. Idols, (Calmet) superstitious practices, (Hammond) and lies. It may refer to Saul, who performed his promises so ill, and neglected the laws which he had made against witches. (Calmet) --- Protestants, "I have hated them that regard lying vanities." (Haydock) --- The ancient interpreters, with St. Jerome, seem not to have seen the i, which changes the second into the first person, though here it would be less agreeable to the context. This i would appear unnecessary, if the present... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 30:6-12

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, shall praise him, shall be still praising him;... read more