American Standard Version
Psalms 73:23
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee:Thou hast holden my right hand.
Psalms 73:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.
Context of Psalms 73:23
21For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart: 22So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. 24Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. 25Whom have I in heavenbut thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:23 word by word
וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 73:23
- Psalms 16:8I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalms 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
- Psalms 139:1O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme.
- Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Matthew 1:23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
- Hebrews 13:5Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
- Psalms 63:8My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
- Isaiah 41:10fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Isaiah 42:1Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23I am continually with thee - I now see that myself and my people are under thy guardian care; that we are continually upheld by thee; and while in thy right hand, we shall not be utterly cast down.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Nevertheless, I am continually with thee - I am kept by thee in the land of the living; I am permitted to abide in thy presence; I am allowed to hope in thy mercy. Notwithstanding my low and unworthy views, notwithstanding my doubts about the justice of the divine administration, notwithstanding my envy at the prosperity of the wicked, and my spirit of complaining against God, I am not driven away from God; I am not banished from his presence, or cut off…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. 1-28This wisdom psalm looks at the injustice of the prosperity of the wicked. The psalmist states that God is good to the godly, but his own experience is different (Psalm 73:2–12). Almost overwhelmed by doubt (Psalm 73:13–16), the psalmist meets the Lord in the sanctuary. This meeting gives him a broader view and renews his trust in God (Psalm 73:17–26). His troubling doubts lead to a stronger desire for truth. He knows he can trust God and that God will…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Still he was with God, as a dependent beneficiary, and so kept from falling (Psa 73:2).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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