The Meaning of Psalms 30:7 Explained

Psalms 30:7

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

YLT: O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled.

Darby: Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

ASV: Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 30:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Now that David had regained a more realistic view of his dependence on God, he acknowledged that it was only the Lord"s blessing that made him secure. The figure of a mountain to represent a kingdom occurs often elsewhere in Scripture (cf. Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 41:15; Jeremiah 51:25; Daniel 2:35; Daniel 2:44; Revelation 17:9). God hiding His face pictures the removal of blessing and watch-care.

Context Summary

Psalms 30:1-12 - "joy Cometh In The Morning"
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 lift Him up in song.
Apparently David had been passing through a time of sickness or intense sorrow, and now he could not be thankful enough for God's redeeming mercy. When shall we realize that God both forgives sin and redeems us from its eternal consequences! Weeping is here personified; she is only a lodger, who tarries for the brief Eastern night, and then, veiled, glides out of the house at daybreak. With the first ray of light Joy comes to abide, and we hear His hearty salutation in the vestibule.
We need more of the joy of the Lord. The first touch of pain makes us cry, Psalms 30:8; but we are slow to put on and wear the girdle and the garments of gladness. Be of good cheer, sad friend; God will yet turn "the shadow of death into the morning!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 30

1  David praises God for his deliverance
4  He exhorts others to praise him by example of God's dealings with him

What do the individual words in Psalms 30:7 mean?

Yahweh by Your favor You have made stand my mountain strong You hid Your face [and] I was troubled
יְֽהוָ֗ה בִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮ הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה לְֽהַרְרִ֫י עֹ֥ז הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ פָנֶ֗יךָ הָיִ֥יתִי נִבְהָֽל

יְֽהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮  by  Your  favor 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה  You  have  made  stand 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לְֽהַרְרִ֫י  my  mountain 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: הַר  
Sense: mountain, hill, hill country, mount.
עֹ֥ז  strong 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹז  
Sense: might, strength.
הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ  You  hid 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: סָתַר  
Sense: to hide, conceal.
פָנֶ֗יךָ  Your  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הָיִ֥יתִי  [and]  I  was 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
נִבְהָֽל  troubled 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּהַל  
Sense: to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous.