Bible Strong
Explore
Open the app
Psalms 73
NASB1995

Français

English

Original languages and others

Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

Reading mode

New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 73

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1SurelyH389 GodH430 is 1goodH2896 to IsraelH3478, To those whoH1249 are 2pureH1249 in heartH3824!2But as for me, 3my feetH7272 cameH5186 closeH4592 to stumblingH5186, My stepsH804 4had almostH369 slippedH8210.3For I was 5enviousH7065 of the 6arrogantH1984 As I sawH7200 the 7prosperityH7965 of the wickedH7563.4For thereH369 are noH369 painsH2784 in their deathH4194, And their 8bodyH193 is fatH1277.5They are 9not 10in troubleH5999 as other 11menH582, NorH3808 are they 12plaguedH5060 13likeH5973 mankindH120.6ThereforeH3651 prideH1346 is 14their necklaceH6059; The 15garmentH7897 of violenceH2555 coversH5848 them.7Their eyeH5869 16bulgesH3318 from 17fatnessH2459; The imaginationsH4906 of their heartH3824 18runH5674 riotH5674.8They 19mockH4167 and 20wickedlyH7451 speakH1696 of oppressionH6233; They 21speakH1696 from on highH4791.9They have 22setH7896 their mouthH6310 23against the heavensH8064, And their tongueH3956 24paradesH1980 through the earthH776.

10ThereforeH3651 25his peopleH5971 returnH7725 to thisH1988 placeH1988, And watersH4325 of 26abundanceH4392 are 27drunkH4680 by them.11They sayH559, “28HowH351 does GodH410 knowH3045? And is thereH3426 knowledgeH1844 29with the MostH5945 HighH5945?”12BeholdH2009, 30theseH428 are the wickedH7563; And alwaysH5769 31at easeH7961, they have increasedH7685 in wealthH2428.13SurelyH389 32in vainH7385 I have 33keptH2135 my heartH3824 pureH2135 And 34washedH7364 my handsH3709 in innocenceH5356;14For I have been strickenH5060 35allH3605 dayH3117 long And 3637chastenedH8433 every morningH1242.

15IfH518 I had saidH559, “I will speakH5608 thusH3644,” BeholdH2009, I would have betrayedH898 the 38generationH1755 of Your childrenH1121.16When I 39ponderedH2803 to understandH3045 thisH2088, It was 40troublesomeH5999 in my sightH586917UntilH5704 I cameH935 into the 4142sanctuaryH4720 of GodH410; Then I perceivedH995 their 43endH319.18SurelyH389 You setH7896 them in 44slipperyH2513 placesH2513; You castH5307 them downH5307 to 4546destructionH4376.19HowH349 they are 4748destroyedH8047 in a momentH7281! They are utterlyH8552 sweptH5486 awayH5486 by 49suddenH1091 terrorsH1091!20Like a 50dreamH2472 whenH4480 one awakesH7019, O LordH136, when 51arousedH5782, You will 52despiseH959 their 53formH6754.

21WhenH3588 my 54heartH3824 was embitteredH2556 And I was 55piercedH8150 56withinH3629,22Then I was 57senselessH1198 and ignorantH3808H3045; I was like 58a 59beastH929 60beforeH5973 You.23Nevertheless 61I am continuallyH8548 with You; You have takenH270 holdH270 of my rightH3225 handH3027.24With Your counselH6098 You will 62guideH5148 me, And afterwardH310 63receiveH3947 me 64to gloryH3519.

2565WhomH4310 have I in heavenH8064 but You? And 66besidesH5973 You, I desireH2654 nothingH3808 on earthH776.26My 67fleshH7607 and my heartH3824 may failH3615, But GodH430 is the 68strengthH6697 of my heartH3824 and my 69portionH2506 foreverH5769.27For, beholdH2009, 70those who are farH7369 from You will 71perishH6; You have 72destroyedH6789 allH3605 those who 7374are unfaithfulH2181 to You.28But as for me, 75the nearnessH7132 of GodH430 is my goodH2896; I have madeH7896 the LordH136 76GodH3068 my 77refugeH4268, That I may 78tellH5608 of allH3605 Your worksH4399.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 73:1 Ps 86:5 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 73:1 Ps 24:4; 51:10; Matt 5:8 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 73:2 Ps 94:18 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 73:2 Lit were caused to slip ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 73:3 Ps 37:1; Prov 23:17 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 73:3 Or boasters ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 73:3 Job 21:7; Ps 37:7; Jer 12:1 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 73:4 Or belly ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 73:5 Job 21:9; Ps 73:12 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 73:5 Lit in the trouble of men ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 73:5 Or mortals ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 73:5 Ps 73:14 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 73:5 Lit with ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 73:6 Gen 41:42; Prov 1:9 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 73:6 Ps 109:18 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 73:7 Lit goes forth ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 73:7 Job 15:27; Ps 17:10; Jer 5:28 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 73:7 Lit overflow ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 73:8 Ps 1:1 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 73:8 Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 73:8 Ps 17:10; 2 Pet 2:18; Jude 16 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 73:9 Rev 13:6 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 73:9 Or in ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 73:9 Lit walks ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 73:10 Or His ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 73:10 Ps 23:5 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 73:10 Lit drained out ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 73:11 Job 22:13 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 73:11 Lit in ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 73:12 Ps 49:6; 52:7 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 73:12 Jer 49:31; Ezek 23:42 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 73:13 Job 21:15; 34:9; 35:3 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 73:13 Or cleansed my heart ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 73:13 Ps 26:6 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 73:14 Ps 38:6 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 73:14 Lit my chastening ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 73:14 Job 33:19; Ps 118:18 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 73:15 Ps 14:5 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 73:16 Eccl 8:17 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 73:16 Lit labor, trouble ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 73:17 Lit sanctuaries ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 73:17 Ps 27:4; 77:13 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 73:17 Ps 37:38 ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 73:18 Ps 35:6 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 73:18 Lit ruins ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 73:18 Ps 35:8; 36:12 ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 73:19 Lit become a desolation ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 73:19 Num 16:21; Is 47:11 ↩
  49. 49. Psalms 73:19 Job 18:11 ↩
  50. 50. Psalms 73:20 Job 20:8 ↩
  51. 51. Psalms 73:20 Ps 78:65 ↩
  52. 52. Psalms 73:20 1 Sam 2:30 ↩
  53. 53. Psalms 73:20 Or image ↩
  54. 54. Psalms 73:21 Judg 10:16 ↩
  55. 55. Psalms 73:21 Acts 2:37 ↩
  56. 56. Psalms 73:21 Lit in my kidneys ↩
  57. 57. Psalms 73:22 Ps 49:10; 92:6 ↩
  58. 58. Psalms 73:22 Or an animal ↩
  59. 59. Psalms 73:22 Job 18:3; Ps 49:20; Eccl 3:18 ↩
  60. 60. Psalms 73:22 Lit with You ↩
  61. 61. Psalms 73:23 Ps 16:8 ↩
  62. 62. Psalms 73:24 Ps 32:8; 48:14; Is 58:11 ↩
  63. 63. Psalms 73:24 Gen 5:24; Ps 49:15 ↩
  64. 64. Psalms 73:24 Or with honor ↩
  65. 65. Psalms 73:25 Ps 16:2; Phil 3:8 ↩
  66. 66. Psalms 73:25 Or with ↩
  67. 67. Psalms 73:26 Ps 38:10; 40:12; 84:2; 119:81 ↩
  68. 68. Psalms 73:26 Lit rock ↩
  69. 69. Psalms 73:26 Ps 16:5 ↩
  70. 70. Psalms 73:27 Ps 119:155 ↩
  71. 71. Psalms 73:27 Ps 37:20 ↩
  72. 72. Psalms 73:27 Or silenced ↩
  73. 73. Psalms 73:27 Lit go to a whoring from ↩
  74. 74. Psalms 73:27 Ex 34:15; Num 15:39; Ps 106:39; Hos 4:12; 9:1 ↩
  75. 75. Psalms 73:28 Ps 65:4; Heb 10:22; James 4:8 ↩
  76. 76. Psalms 73:28 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  77. 77. Psalms 73:28 Ps 14:6; 71:7 ↩
  78. 78. Psalms 73:28 Ps 40:5; 107:22; 118:17 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 73

New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.