Psalms 30 · Verse 6

Psalms 30:6

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
Psalms 30:6, King James Version

Psalms 30:6 in other translations

BSBIn prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
WEBAs for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
ASVAs for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
YLTAnd I--I have said in mine ease, ‘I am not moved--to the age.
DARBYAs for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
BBEWhen things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.
WebsterAnd in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

What does Psalms 30:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 30:6-7
6-7. What particular prosperity is meant we do not know; perhaps his accession to the throne. In his self-complacent elation he was checked by God's hiding His face (compare Psa 22:24; 27:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved - Peace and prosperity had seduced the heart of David, and led him to suppose that his mountain - his dominion, stood so strong, that adversity could never affect him. He wished to know the physical and political strength of his kingdom; and, forgetting to depend upon God, he desired Joab to make a census of the people; which God punished in the manner related in 2 Samuel 24, and which he in this place appears to acknowledge.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 30:6-12
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; but the services of God's house cannot be performed by the dust; it cannot praise him; there is none of that device or working in the grave, for it is the land of silence. We ask aright for life, when we do so that we may live to praise him. In due time God delivered the psalmist out of his troubles. Our tongue is our glory, and never more so than when employed in praising God. He would persevere to the end in praise, hoping that he should shortly be where this would be the everlasting work. But let all beware of carnal security. Neither outward prosperity, nor inward peace, here, are sure and lasting. The Lord, in his favour, has fixed the believer's safety firm as the deep-rooted mountains, but he must expect to meet with temptations and afflictions. When we grow careless, we fall into sin, the Lord hides his face, our comforts droop, and troubles assail us.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 30:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֭אֲנִיVa.'a.niand IH589
אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI saidH559
בְשַׁלְוִ֑יve.shal.Viin prosperity myH7959
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
אֶמּ֥וֹט'e.MotI will be shakenH4131
לְעוֹלָֽם\׃le.'o.Lamfor everH5769

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 30:6

  • 2 Corinthians 12:7

    And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

  • Luke 12:19

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

  • Psalms 119:117

    Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

  • Psalms 16:8

    I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  • Daniel 4:30

    The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

  • Isaiah 47:7

    And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

  • Psalms 15:5

    He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

  • Psalms 10:6

    He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

  • Isaiah 56:12

    Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

  • Job 29:18-20

    Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And.
Job 29:18-20; Isa 47:7; 56:12; Da 4:30; Lu 12:19; 2Co 12:7
I shall.
15:5; 16:8; 119:117

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Context

  • Psalms 30:5

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

  • Psalms 30:6

    And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

  • Psalms 30:7

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

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Psalms 30:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dije yo en mi prosperidad: no seré jamás conmovido;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car il y a un moment dans sa colère, il y a une vie dans sa faveur; le soir, les pleurs viennent loger avec nous, et le matin il y a un chant de joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich zwar sagte in meinem Wohlergehen: Ich werde nicht wanken ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum; redemisti me, Domine Deus veritatis.