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Psalm 30:6
As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
4Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
5For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
6As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
7You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord:
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The word “never” turns present prosperity into a claim about the whole future, exposing how secure a good stretch of life can seem.
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2 Corinthians 12:7By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan …The link is limited: the psalm recalls confidence in prosperity, while Paul describes torment meant to keep him from excessive exaltation.
Psalm 119:117Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.Both speak of security; Psalm 30 recalls confidence during prosperity, while Psalm 119 asks God to provide support and safety.
Luke 12:19I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’Both speakers look at present prosperity and speak as though their future security is settled.
Acts 2:25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.Both use the language of being unmoved; Acts names the Lord’s presence as the reason, while Psalm 30 records a claim made in prosperity.
Daniel 4:30The king spoke and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”Both record speech amid prosperity, though Daniel’s king credits his own power while the psalm’s speaker claims lasting stability.
Psalm 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Both speak of remaining unmoved; Psalm 16 names the LORD at the speaker’s right hand as the ground of that confidence.
Isaiah 47:7You said, ‘I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results.Both record claims of permanence: the psalm’s speaker expects unshaken prosperity, and Isaiah’s speaker expects to remain a princess forever.
Psalm 10:6He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”Both speakers declare that they will remain unshaken, extending their sense of security into the future.
Isaiah 56:12“Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”Both passages record confident speech that projects present abundance into the future.
Psalm 15:5he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.Both speak of lasting stability, though Psalm 15 attaches its assurance to conduct and Psalm 30 recalls a claim made during prosperity.
Job 29:18–20Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.Both speakers recall earlier words expressing confidence about how the rest of their lives would unfold.
Mark 14:31But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.Both record emphatic claims about the future: remaining unmoved in the psalm and refusing to deny Jesus in Mark.
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Prosperity can be received with thanks without making promises about tomorrow. In the next verse, the speaker recognizes that YHWH’s favor was what made his mountain stand strong.
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