Nahum 1:7 (YLT)

Passage

Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:5 Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up <FI>is<Fi> the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.

Nahum 1:6 Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.

Nahum 1:7 Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

Nahum 1:8 And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

Nahum 1:9 What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "jehovah", "strong", "place", "distress", "knoweth", and "trusting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Before His indignation who doth stand And..." into verse 8's "And with a flood passing over An...", so "good" and "jehovah" 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 "good" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.