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Psalms 73:26
26My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Context of Psalms 73:26
24You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to honor and glory. 25Whom have I in heaven [but You]? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You. 28But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.
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כָּלָ֥ה שְׁאֵרִ֗י וּלְבָ֫בִ֥י צוּר־לְבָבִ֥י וְחֶלְקִ֗י אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:26
- Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalms 84:2My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
- Psalms 119:81My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
- Job 13:15Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair;
- Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
- 2 Timothy 4:6For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure [from this world] is at hand and I will soon go free.
- 2 Peter 1:14knowing that the laying aside of this earthly tent of mine is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me; My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for and confidently expect the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.
- Psalms 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; And You made me bold and confident with [renewed] strength in my life.
- Isaiah 40:29He gives strength to the weary, And to him who has no might He increases power.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.
- Psalms 16:5The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need]; You support my lot.
- Psalms 119:57The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
- Psalms 142:5I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26My flesh - faileth - I shall soon die: and my heart - even my natural courage, will fail; and no support but what is supernatural will then be available. Therefore, he adds: God is the strength of my heart - Literally, the rock of my heart. And my portion - Allusion is here made to the division of the promised land. I ask no inheritance below; I look for one above. I do not look for this in the possession of any place; it is God alone that can content the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26My flesh and my heart faileth - Flesh and heart here seem to refer to the whole man, body and soul; and the idea is, that his powers of body and mind failed; were spent; were exhausted. This seems to have been said in an “ideal” sense, or by anticipation. He does not mean to say that his strength then had actually failed, but he seems to have placed himself by imagination in the situation where his strength “would” be all gone - in sickness, in weakness…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discontent, is very painful. In reflecting upon it, the psalmist owns it was his folly and ignorance thus to vex himself. If good men, at any time, through the surprise and strength of temptation, think, or speak, or act amiss, they will reflect upon it with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26Nothing in heaven or on earth is better than being near God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2625-26. God is his only satisfying good.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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