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Psalms 73:2
2But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.
Psalms 73:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
- New International Version (NIV)But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped.
Context of Psalms 73:2
1Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 3For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4For there are no pains in their death, Their body is fat and pampered.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:2 word by word
וַאֲנִ֗י כִּ֭מְעַט נָטָ֣יוּ רַגְלָ֑י כְּ֝אַ֗יִן שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 73:2
- Psalms 5:7But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and tender mercy; At Your holy temple I will bow [obediently] in reverence for You.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness; I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.
- Psalms 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment); I humbled my soul with fasting, And I prayed with my head bowed on my chest.
- Joshua 24:15If it is unacceptable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 12:23Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.
- 1 Chronicles 22:7David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house for the Name (Presence) of the Lord my God.
- Job 21:4As for me, is my complaint to man or about him? And why should I not be impatient and my spirit troubled?
- Psalms 116:8For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling and falling.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones, But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness; For a man shall not prevail by might.
- Romans 7:23but I see a different law and rule of action in the members of my body [in its appetites and desires], waging war against the law of my mind and subduing me and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is within my members.
- Psalms 17:5My steps have held closely to Your paths; My feet have not staggered.
- Psalms 38:16For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”
- Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot has slipped,” Your compassion and lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
- Job 12:5He who is at ease has contempt for misfortune, But misfortune is ready [and anxiously waiting] for those whose feet slip.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My feet were almost gone - I had nearly given up my confidence. I was ready to find fault with the dispensations of providence; and thought the Judge of all the earth did not do right.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2But as for me - literally, “And I.” The meaning is, “And I, who so confidently now trust in God, and believe that he is good, was formerly in a far different state of mind; I was so hesitating, so troubled, and so doubtful, that I had almost entirely lost confidence in him as a wise and just moral governor.” My feet were almost gone - I was just ready to fall. Of course, this refers to his state of mind. In regard to his faith or confidence in God, he was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The poet thinks it is unfair that wicked people prosper (see Psalm 72:7) and feels upset about it. The psalmist almost strayed from the path of wisdom and godliness (see Psalm 17:5; 37:31), but God prevented him from completely losing his way (38:16; 66:9; 94:18; 121:3). when I saw the prosperity of the wicked: Compare Psalm 72:3, 7.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The figures express his wavering faith, by terms denoting tottering and weakness (compare Psa 22:5; 62:3).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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