Psalms 73:14

Psalms 73:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.

Context of Psalms 73:14

12This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. 13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments. 15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. 16When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply

Psalms 73:14 word by word

וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For all the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• long have I been plaguedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• and chastenedתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242

Cross-references for Psalms 73:14

• Psalms 34:19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
• Job 7:3so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.
• Job 10:3Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
• Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? You are to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails.
• Amos 3:2“You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
• Hebrews 12:5And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
• 1 Peter 1:6In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of 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

Topics related to Psalms 73:14

• Blindness
• Chastisement
• Doubting
• Integrity
• Meditation
• Murmuring
• Rich, the
• Temptation
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

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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