New King James Version
Psalms 73:14
14For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened 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 Living Translation (NLT)I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.
Context of Psalms 73:14
12Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches. 13Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence. For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning. 15If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. 16When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me—
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:14 word by word
וָאֱהִ֣י נָ֭גוּעַ כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לַבְּקָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:14
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law,
- Job 7:3So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
- Job 10:3Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, That You should despise the work of Your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
- Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual And my wound incurable, Which refuses to be healed? Will You surely be to me like an unreliable stream, As waters that fail?
- Amos 3:2“You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
- Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
- 1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by 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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