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Psalms 73:16
16When I thought about all this, it was so hard for me to understand.
Psalms 73:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
- New International Version (NIV)When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply
- English Standard Version (ESV)But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me—
Context of Psalms 73:16
14I had trouble each and every day. Punishment came to me every morning! 15If I had spoken aloud things like that, I would have turned against your own people. When I thought about all this, it was so hard for me to understand. 17But I went into your temple, God. Then I understood what would happen to wicked people in the end. 18Yes, I realized that they are in a dangerous place, where they will easily slip. You will cause them to fall down to their death.
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וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל ה֣וּא בְעֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:16
- Psalms 36:6Your justice is like the strongest mountains. You always do what is right, more than the seas are deep. You take care of people and animals and you keep them safe.
- Psalms 77:19You went through the sea. Your path went through the deep water, but nobody saw where your feet had gone.
- Psalms 97:2Dark clouds are all round the Lord. He rules with justice, and he is fair to everyone.
- Proverbs 30:2I feel more stupid than any other person. I do not understand things as other people do.
- Ecclesiastes 8:17I thought about everything that God has done. I realized that nobody understands everything that happens on the earth. Even if they try very much, they will not know everything. A wise person may say that he understands all these things. But really that is not possible.
- Romans 11:33Yes! God is very great! He has everything! He knows and he understands all things! Nobody can completely understand the things that he decides. Nobody can explain the ways in which he works.
- Psalms 39:6As we live, we are just like shadows. We work to get things for ourselves. We may get a lot of money, but we do not know who will have it after we die.’
- Luke 18:32The Jewish leaders will deliver me to people that are not Jews. They will laugh at me. They will say bad things against me. They will spit at me.
- John 16:18What does he mean when he says, “a short time”? We do not know what he is talking about!’
Commentaries on Psalms 73:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16When I thought to know this - When I reviewed the history of our fathers, I saw that, though thou hadst from time to time hidden thy face because of their sins, yet thou hadst never utterly abandoned them to their adversaries; and it was not reasonable to conclude that thou wouldst do now what thou hadst never done before; and yet the continuance of our captivity, the oppressive hardships which we suffer, and the small prospect there is of release, puzzle…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16When I thought to know this - When I endeavored to comprehend this, or to explain it to myself. The idea is that he “thought” on the subject, or “meditated” on it with a view to be able to understand it. He did not express his opinions and feelings to others, but he dwelt on them in his own mind; not to find additional difficulties, not to confirm himself in opposition to God, and not to find new occasions for distrusting the divine government, but to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 The psalmist having shown the progress of his temptation, shows how faith and grace prevailed. He kept up respect for God's people, and with that he restrained himself from speaking what he had thought amiss. It is a sign that we repent of the evil thoughts of the heart, if we suppress them. Nothing gives more offence to God's children, than to say it is vain to serve God; for there is nothing more contrary to their universal experience. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16If the psalmist had spoken about his doubts regarding the value of living a godly life, he might have discouraged God's people and given God's enemies a chance to speak against God (compare John 13:20). Instead, the psalmist keeps the problem to himself and thinks about it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. Still he-- thought--literally, "studied," or, "pondered this riddle"; but in vain; it remained a toil (compare Margin), till he--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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