Bible Commentary

When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me; 16, 17. And I kept thinking how to understand this: It was misery In mine eyes: Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. As he kept pondering how to reconcile the facts of experience with the revealed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:16”

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children. 15. If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children (R.V.). If he had paraded his perplexities, and made open profession of the wicked man’s creed (Job 21:15), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:15”

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 14. For &c.] Apparently the recompence of his piety has been continual chastisement. The wicked are not plagued ( Psa 73:5), but for him there has been constant renewal of divinely inflicted sufferings. Cp. Psa 39:10-11; Job 7:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:14”

Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency. 13. Verily ] The same word ak as in Psa 73:1. R.V. Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart. If the wicked prosper thus, his endeavours after holiness have been wasted. There is no reward for the righteous: nay ( … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:13”

Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches. 12. Behold, such are the wicked! And being always at ease they have gotten much substance. At ease is a favourite word in Job: e.g. Job 3:26; Psa 12:6 (A.V. prosper); Job 16:12; Job 20:20; Job 21:23; cp. Jer 12:1. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:12”

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? 11. The speakers in this verse are not ‘the wicked,’ but the deluded mass of their followers described in Psa 73:10. They adopt the language of their leaders, and question God’s knowledge of their doings in particular, and even His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:11”

Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them. 10. A difficult verse. The general sense appears to be that attracted by the prosperity and pretensions of the wicked a crowd of imitators turn to follow them, and in their company drink to the dregs the cup of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:10”

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 9. The A.V. gives a good sense: they blaspheme God and dictate to men. Cp. Dan 7:25. But probably the R.V. is right in rendering, They have set their mouth In the heavens. The clause expands the words of the preceding … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:9”

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily. 8. The rhythm seems to require a different division of the verse from that given by the Massoretic accentuation, thus; They scoff, and talk of evil: Of oppression do they talk from on high. Not the commandments of God (Deu 6:7; Deu 11:19) but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:8”

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. 7. According to the Massoretic Text the first line describes the insolent look of these sleek-faced villains. Cp. Job 15:27. But the LXX and Syr. represent a different reading, which suits the probable sense of the next line better, and gets rid … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:7”