English Standard Version
Psalms 73:23
23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.
Context of Psalms 73:23
21When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, 22I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. 25Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:23 word by word
וַאֲנִ֣י תָמִ֣יד עִמָּ֑ךְ אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 73:23
- Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
- Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Psalms 139:1O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
- Matthew 1:23"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
- Psalms 63:8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
- Isaiah 41:10fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
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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