George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 73:28
PSALM LXXIII. (UT QUID DEUS.)
A prayer of the Church under grievous persecutions.
PSALM LXXIII. (UT QUID DEUS.)
A prayer of the Church under grievous persecutions.
Verse Psalms 73:28. It is _GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR_] We have already seen that those who are _far off_ shall perish; therefore, it is _ill for_ _them_. Those who _draw near_-who come in the true _spi...
BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD - That is, It is pleasant; it is profitable; it is the chief good. For myself, happiness is to be found in that alone; there I find what my nature pants for a...
III. THE LEVITICUS SECTION: BOOK THREE: PSALM 73-89 The third division of the book of Psalms corresponds in character to the third book of the Pentateuch, the book of Leviticus. That is the book of th...
BOOK III. PSS. LXXIII.- LXXXIX. LXXIII. The Hope of Immortality. Here the Psalter reaches its highest elevation. Job, in Job 19:25 f.*, believes that God will vindicate his innocence even after death...
IT IS GOOD FOR ME. The Hebrew accent (_pasek_) emphasizes the Pronoun "me". Others may go "far from Thee" (Psalms 73:27), but "as for me,. will draw near to Thee" (Compare Psalms 73:23). The "good" is...
Faith triumphant in the conviction of an ultimate judgement and the consciousness of the supreme blessedness of fellowship with God....
But as for me, to draw near to God is good for me: In the Lord Jehovah have I made my refuge; That I may speak of all thy works. Emphatically he contrasts himself with those who -go far from God....
The final contrast of death and life....
DISCOURSE: 627 BENEFIT OF DRAWING NEAR TO GOD Psalms 73:28. _It is good for me to draw near to God._ THE dispensations of Providence are often so dark and inscrutable, that the proud man is ready to...
THAT I MAY DECLARE ALL THY WORKS— The end breaks off a little abruptly, for want of what the LXX read, _in the gates of the daughters of Zion._ REFLECTIONS.—1st, The prosperity of the wicked has been...
THE PSALMS BOOK THE THIRD Psalms 73 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Temptation, arising from the Prosperity of the Lawless, Triumphantly Overcome. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 73:1-5, Under Protest, the Psalmist...
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. -His joy in God as his portion, in contrast to the final destruction of all who go from God. Verse 25. WHOM...
73:28 works. (a-30) 'Things made,' 'wrought,' as Genesis 2:2 ....
BOOK 3 There are two groups of Pss. in this book, Psalms 73-83 being Psalms of Asaph, and Psalms 84-88 (except 86) Psalms of the Sons of Korah. The likeness of the title of Psalms 89 to that of Psalms...
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE PSALMS OF DAVID (BOOK 3). NOW I UNDERSTAND PSALMS 73 Jesus said, "Make sure that your valuable things are in *heaven". ...
WORKS. — Not God’s doings, but _works_ prescribed to the psalmist, messages entrusted to him; no doubt here the conclusions he had come to, or the truths that had been revealed to him, in contrast wit...
וַ אֲנִ֤י ׀ קִֽרֲבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים לִ֫י ־טֹ֥וב ש
Psalms 73:1 THE perennial problem of reconciling God's moral government with observed facts is grappled with in this psalm, as in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 49:1. It tells how the prosperity of the godless,...
The true place in which to form a right estimate of life is where Asaph found it-in the sanctuary of God; because from its elevation and the purity of its atmosphere, one can take into view the unseen...
The marginal reading, "Only good is God to Israel," indicates the real value of the song. Israel has no other good, and needs no other. Yet it is not always easy to realize this, and the psalmist tell...
But [it is] good for me (q) to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. (q) Though all the world shrinks from God, yet he promises to trust in him and...
It were a pity to separate these verses, and the devout and happy frame which appears through the whole of them. Reader! what a thought is that one, Nevertheless I am continually with, thee! An union...
REFLECTIONS MY soul! gather from this blessed Psalm all the instructions the Holy Ghost intended the church should derive from it, and look up and pray that it may be made blessed in the Lord's hand...
28._As for me, it is good for me to draw near to God. _Literally the reading is, _And I, etc. _David speaking expressly of himself, affirms that although he should see all mankind in a state of estran...
BOOK 3 - PSALMS 73-89 In the Third Book we get out into a larger sphere than the state of the residue of the Jews in the last days, whether in Jerusalem or driven out; and hence we find much less of t...
BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD,.... In prayer, and other acts of religious worship; to attend the word and ordinances in the sanctuary, where the psalmist had lately been delivered out of a...
But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. Ver. 28. _But it is good for me to draw nigh to God_] To hang ever upon thee (in th...
_But it is good for me to draw near to God_ But whatsoever they do, I am abundantly satisfied that it is, as my duty, so my interest and happiness, to cleave unto thee by faith, love, and obedience, a...
But it is good for me, it is his greatest pleasure and happiness, TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD, to be united with Him in the fellowship of faith; I HAVE PUT MY TRUST IN THE LORD GOD THAT I MAY DECLARE ALL THY...
The Believer's Trust at the Realization of the Truth...
21-28 God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discon...
But whatsoever they do, I am abundantly satisfied that it is, as my duty, so my interest and happiness, to cleave unto thee, by faith, and love, and obedience, and diligent attendance upon all thine o...
Psalms 73:28 But H589 good H2896 near H7132 God H430 put H7896 (H8804) trust H4268 Lord H136 GOD...
TRUST (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
Psalms 73:28 The experience of ordinary life gives proof that "nearness" is not a geographical fact. You may live positively close to a man, and yet for every real purpose of neighbourhood for any sym...
Psalms 73 First, there is in this Psalm a description of the prosperity of the wicked, and of that hauteur and pride which they in their prosperity manifested, then of the afflictions of the godly, o...
«A Psalm Of Asaph.» He was a great singer, but he could not always sing. In the first part of the Psalm he felt rather like groaning than singing; and you shall find that those who sing the sweetest t...
CONTENTS: The temptation to envy the prosperity of wicked people and how to fortify ones self against it. The awful fate of the ungodly. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph. CONCLUSION: Observing that many wicked...
The third book of Hebrew psalms begins here. It opens with a psalm of Asaph, the noble singer and musician of the temple. 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 25:1. Eleven other psalms bear his name. Hezek...
_It is good for me to draw near to God._ AN ASSUREDLY GOOD THING When a man is sick everybody knows what is good for him. They recommend specifics by the score. Amid such a babel, it is well for a m...
_If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of Thy children._ SEARCHING AND FINDING RELIEF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION . Searching for relief in the right direction (Psalm...
_Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart._ THE TROUBLE OF ASAPH In human biographies men are wont to cover up their heroes’ imperfections. They see no reason why they should...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:1. This is a wisdom psalm. God’s people should trust him even when it seems unbelievers do not suffer because of their sin. They should remember the contrasting outcomes...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:21 Even when the singer harbored his bitter thoughts, God still had a firm hold on him: I AM CONTINUALLY WITH YOU; YOU HOLD MY RIGHT HAND. During the singer’s earthly life, you...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph,”_ or, as in the margin, “_for Asaph_.” See introduction to Psalms 50. _Subject_.—The mental difficulties arising from the contemplation of the tempora...
EXPOSITION THIS is the first of the "Psalms of Asaph," whereof the present book contains eleven. They are characterized by a preponderating use of the name "Elohim" over that of" Jehovah," by a great...
Psa 73:1-28 begins with an affirmation of a basic foundational truth concerning God. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart (Psalms 73:1). It is important that we have basi...
1 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 10:19; James 4:8; Lamentations 3:25;...