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Psalms 73:14
14For all the day long have I been stricken, And punished every morning.
Psalms 73:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
- New International Version (NIV)All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.
Context of Psalms 73:14
12Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth. 13Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence. For all the day long have I been stricken, And punished every morning. 15If I had said, “I will say this,” [and expressed my feelings], I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. 16When I considered how to understand this, It was too great an effort for me and too painful
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:14 word by word
וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:14
- Psalms 34:19Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, But the Lord rescues him from them all.
- Psalms 94:12Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, And whom You teach from Your law,
- Job 7:3So am I allotted months of futility and suffering, And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.
- Job 10:3Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress, To despise and reject the work of Your hands, And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?
- Jeremiah 15:18Why has my pain been perpetual And my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you indeed be to me like a deceptive brook With water that is unreliable?
- Amos 3:2“I have known [chosen, cared for, and loved] only you of all the families of the earth; Therefore I shall punish you for all your wickedness.”
- Hebrews 12:5and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons, “My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord, And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;
- 1 Peter 1:6In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
Commentaries on Psalms 73:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14For all the day long have I been plagued - Far from enjoying worldly prosperity, we are not only poor, but we are afflicted also; and every succeeding day brings with it some new trouble.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For all the day long - Continually. All my life. Have I been plagued - Smitten; afflicted; troubled. My life has been a life of trial. I have not known prosperity. And chastened every morning - Margin, as in Hebrew, “My chastisement was.” That is, my sufferings - my trials - have been repeated with every returning morning. Each new day has brought some new form of affliction, designed to rebuke and punish me. I never have found exemption from trial even…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14These rhetorical questions expect a discouraging “yes” as an answer. The psalmist wonders if godliness has become a meaningless ritual (see Malachi 3:14–15). my heart: This refers to his whole being. The psalmist’s pain comes from discipline and rebuke (Psalm 39:11; Proverbs 1:23, 25; 12:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. The Psalmist, partaking of these troubles, is especially disturbed in view of his own case, that with all his diligent efforts for a holy life, he is still sorely tried.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 73
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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