God’s Word Translation
Psalms 73:2
2But my feet had almost stumbled. They 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
1God is truly good to Israel, to those whose lives are pure. But my feet had almost stumbled. They had almost slipped 3because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy. 4They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy.
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 I will enter your house because of your great mercy. Out of reverence for you, I will bow toward your holy temple.
- Psalms 17:15I will see your face when I am declared innocent. When I wake up, I will be satisfied ⌞with seeing⌟ you.
- Psalms 35:13But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. When my prayer returned unanswered,
- Joshua 24:15But if you don’t want to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Even if you choose the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live, my family and I will still serve the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 12:23It would be unthinkable for me to sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I will go on teaching you the way that is good and right.
- 1 Chronicles 22:7David told his son Solomon, “I had my heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord, my God.
- Job 21:4Am I complaining about a person? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
- Psalms 116:8You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears ⌞and⌟ my feet from stumbling.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.
- Romans 7:23However, I see a different standard ⌞at work⌟ throughout my body. It is at war with the standards my mind sets and tries to take me captive to sin’s standards which still exist throughout my body.
- Psalms 17:5my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
- Psalms 38:16I said, “Do not let them gloat over me. When my foot slips, do not let them promote themselves at my expense.”
- Psalms 94:18When I said, “My feet are slipping,” your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.
- Job 12:5“A person who has an easy life has no appreciation for misfortune. He thinks it is the fate of those who slip up.
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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