Bible Commentary

My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. 26. God is the strength of my heart ] Lit., the rock of my heart. Though bodily and mental powers fail, God is his sure refuge in every danger (Psa 62:2; Psa 62:6-7), the possession which cannot … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:26”

Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee. 25. But thee is rightly supplied in the first line, which receives its completion and explanation from the second. The idea which logically is one is divided into two clauses for the sake of the poetical rhythm. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:25”

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory. 24. with thy counsel ] Tacitly he contrasts the course of his life with that of the wicked, for counsel is an attribute of the Divine Wisdom (Pro 8:14), which the wicked despise (Pro 1:25; Pro 1:30). to glory ] Or, with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:24”

Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast holden [me] by my right hand. 23. Nevertheless ] Lit., But as for me, I am &c. Render, Whereas I am &c. He contrasts his real position of fellowship with God with his former delusion and also with the insecurity of the wicked. thou hast holden &c.] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:23”

So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee. So foolish was I, and ignorant – Such low and imperfect views did I take of the subject. The margin is, I knew not. So the Hebrew: And I am brutish, and know not; that is, I did not understand the case; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:22”

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 21. Thus ] R.V. For. If this rendering is adopted, the connexion is with the general sense of the preceding verses: ‘I failed to perceive the truth until my eyes were opened in the sanctuary, for ’ &c. But it is better to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:21”

As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 20. As a dream ] Cp. Job 20:8; Isa 29:7. when thou awakest ] When thou arousest thyself, a different word from that in the previous line, used in Psa 7:6, Psa 35:23, of God bestirring Himself to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:20”

How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 19. How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are at an end, they are consumed with terrors. The word terrors, found here only in the Psalter, is a favourite word in Job in similar connexions (Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:19”

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. 18. Surely in slippery places dost thou appoint their lot: Suddenly dost thou cast them down into ruin. Surely, as in Psa 73:1 ; Psa 73:13, means ‘after all.’ They are set in dangerous places where they will stumble and fall. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:18”

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] understood I their end. Until I went into the sanctuary of God – The word sanctuary we now apply to a place of public worship; and, thus understood, the passage here would mean that he learned the truth on the subject only by the statements and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:17”