Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 73:16
To know this; to find out the reason of this mysterious course of thy providence. It was too painful for me; I was gravelled with the difficulty.
To know this; to find out the reason of this mysterious course of thy providence. It was too painful for me; I was gravelled with the difficulty.
Verse Psalms 73:16. _WHEN I THOUGHT TO KNOW THIS_] When I reviewed the history of our fathers, I saw that, though thou hadst from time to time hidden thy face because of their sins, yet thou hadst ne...
WHEN I THOUGHT TO KNOW THIS - When I endeavored to comprehend this, or to explain it to myself. The idea is that he “thought” on the subject, or “meditated” on it with a view to be able to understand...
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...
THOUGHT. pondered [it]. Compare the same word in Psalms 77:5. KNOW. reconcile, or understand. TOO PAINFUL FOR ME. vexation in mine eyes....
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...
Faith triumphant in the conviction of an ultimate judgement and the consciousness of the supreme blessedness of fellowship with God....
Instead of parading his doubts, he wrestled with them until in the sanctuary the solution of them was revealed to him....
DISCOURSE: 624 PROSPERITY OF SINNERS NOT TO BE ENVIED Psalms 73:16. _When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I their end._ TO u...
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...
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. -The mental conflict which resulted in the Psalmist's mind from the anomalous prosperity of sinners. Verse 12. BEH...
73:16 task (f-14) 'Labour,' 'trouble.' 'hardships,' ver. 5....
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...
TO KNOW] RV 'how I might, know.'...
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". ...
WHEN I THOUGHT..._ — i.e., when I reflected in order to know this_ — when I tried to think the matter out, get at the bottom of it. (For the sense of the verb, comp. Psalms 78:5; Proverbs 16:9.) IT W...
וָֽ֭ אֲחַשְּׁבָה לָ דַ֣עַת זֹ֑את עָמָ֖ל _ה֣וּא_†...
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...
_Morning. Aurora. Hebrew, "the light," which existed before the sun. (Berthier) --- Yet most understand the moon, (Calmet) or, in general, "the luminaries." (St. Jerome) (Haydock)_...
Reader! do mark what it was which the Lord blessed to the mind of his servant: namely, his visits to the sanctuary. It is in God's house that we are brought acquainted with God's ways. The secret of t...
_THE RECTIFYING INFLUENCE OF THE SANCTUARY_ ‘Then thought I to understand this; but it was too hard for me, until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I the end of these men.’ Psalms 73...
16._Although I applied my mind to know this. _The first verb חשב,_chashab, _which he employs, properly signifies _to reckon _or _count, _and sometimes _to consider _or _weigh. _But the words which fol...
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...
WHEN I THOUGHT TO KNOW THIS,.... How to reconcile the prosperity of the wicked, and the afflictions of the righteous, to the perfections of God, and his wise providence in the government of the world,...
When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me; Ver. 16. _When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me_] Heb. it was labour in mine eyes, labour in vain, I could do no good on it,...
_When I thought to know this_ To find out the reason and meaning of this mysterious course of Divine Providence, _it was too painful for me_ I found it too hard a task to attain satisfaction, as to th...
When I thought to know this, to get a satisfactory explanation of the riddle presented in the situation, IT WAS TOO PAINFUL FOR ME, his pondering remained a toil, did not offer him a satisfactory solu...
The Believer's Trust at the Realization of the Truth...
IT WAS TOO PAINFUL FOR ME: _ Heb._ it was labour in mine eyes...
15-20 The psalmist having shown the progress of his temptation, shows how faith and grace prevailed. He kept up respect for God's people, and with that he restrained himself from speaking what he had...
Psalms 73:16 thought H2803 (H8762) understand H3045 (H8800) painful H5999 me H5869 When - Psal
Psalms 73:16 The rectifying influence of the sanctuary. There has been some little difference of opinion among expositors as to the precise reference of the word here translated "sanctuary." Literall...
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...
The psalmist here works out the problem of the prosperity of the wicked. He was troubled in his own mind about it; he knew that he feared God, but he also knew that he was greatly tried, whereas he sa...
Here you have the psalmist in a fainting fit. He has allowed the flesh to conquer the spirit. The observant eye of reason has for awhile rendered dim the clear vision of faith. Psalms 73:1. _Truly Go...
You may have noticed that the 73 rd Psalm and the 37 th Psalm are on the same subject; it will help you to recall this fact if you remember that the figures are the same, only reversed. Psalms 73:1....
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...
_When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end._ THE RECTIFYING INFLUENCE OF THE SANCTUARY It is not perfectly clear what...
_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 73:16 The inner conflict is made worse by how WEARISOME it is TO UNDERSTAND THIS: it seems impossible. But when the singer goes INTO THE SANCTUARY OF GOD, whe
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...
Ecclesiastes 8:17; John 16:18; John 16:19; Luke 18:32; Proverbs 30:2
To know — To find out the reason of this providence....