New English Translation
Psalms 73:14
14I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”
Psalms 73:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
- New International Version (NIV)All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.
Context of Psalms 73:14
12Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer. 13I concluded, “Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle. I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.” 15If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your loyal followers. 16When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:14 word by word
וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 73:14
- Psalms 34:19The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.
- Psalms 94:12How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
- Job 7:3thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.
- Job 10:3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
- Jeremiah 15:18Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?”
- Amos 3:2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
- Hebrews 12:5And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons? “My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.
- 1 Peter 1:6This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14For all the day long have I been plagued - Far from enjoying worldly prosperity, we are not only poor, but we are afflicted also; and every succeeding day brings with it some new trouble.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For all the day long - Continually. All my life. Have I been plagued - Smitten; afflicted; troubled. My life has been a life of trial. I have not known prosperity. And chastened every morning - Margin, as in Hebrew, “My chastisement was.” That is, my sufferings - my trials - have been repeated with every returning morning. Each new day has brought some new form of affliction, designed to rebuke and punish me. I never have found exemption from trial even…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14These rhetorical questions expect a discouraging “yes” as an answer. The psalmist wonders if godliness has become a meaningless ritual (see Malachi 3:14–15). my heart: This refers to his whole being. The psalmist’s pain comes from discipline and rebuke (Psalm 39:11; Proverbs 1:23, 25; 12:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. The Psalmist, partaking of these troubles, is especially disturbed in view of his own case, that with all his diligent efforts for a holy life, he is still sorely tried.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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