Psalms 30:6

When all went well, I imagined that never should I be shaken.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

5For his anger lasts only a moment, his favor endures for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but the morning brings shouts of joy.

7For by your favor, O Lord, you had set me on mountains strong: but you hide your face, and I was confounded.

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Cross References

Psalms 10:6Each says in their heart, “I will never be shaken; I will live for all time untouched by misfortune.”

Psalms 16:8I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.

Psalms 126:6Forth they fare, with their burden of seed, and they weep as they go. But home, home, with glad shouts they shall come with their arms full of sheaves.

2 Corinthians 12:7It was for this reason, and to prevent my thinking too highly of myself, that a thorn was sent to pierce my flesh – an instrument of Satan to discipline me – so that I should not think too highly of myself.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 30:2-6

Thanksgiving and Praise. 1 I will extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Lord , thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord , O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the… Read the whole commentary →

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