Nahum 1:7 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.

Nahum 1:7 Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.

Nahum 1:8 But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

Nahum 1:9 What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "good", "stronghold", "trouble", "knows", "take", and "refuge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Who can stand before his indignation Who..." into verse 8's "But with an overflowing flood he will...", so "yahweh" and "good" belong inside that flow. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yahweh" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.