Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 73:5
Either,
1. As good men frequently are. Or
2. As men generally are. They do by a secret and favourable providence of God escape even common calamities.
Either,
1. As good men frequently are. Or
2. As men generally are. They do by a secret and favourable providence of God escape even common calamities.
THEY ARE NOT IN TROUBLE AS OTHER MEN - Margin, “In the trouble of other men.” Literally, “In the labor of man they are not;” that is, they are exempt from the common burdens and troubles of humanity,...
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...
IN TROUBLE AS OTHER. in the trouble of. Used first of Joseph (Genesis 41:51.) LIKE: or with. MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14....
They have no share in the misery of mortals; Neither are they plagued along with other men: Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. Though "man is born...
The cause: the unbroken prosperity of the godless. Cp. Job's indignant complaint, Psalms 21:7 ff....
Faith tried by the sight of the prosperity of the wicked....
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...
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. THEY ARE NOT IN TROUBLE (AS OTHER) MEN - Hebrew, 'They are not in the trouble of (other) mortals' (Hebrew, 'ªnowsh (H...
73:5 mankind, (c-7) _ Enosh_ . Psalms 8:4...
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". ...
בַּ עֲמַ֣ל אֱנֹ֣ושׁ אֵינֵ֑מֹו וְ עִם ־אָ֝דָ֗ם
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,...
DECEPTIVE PROSPERITY Psalms 73:1 The opening psalms of this third Book of Psalms are by Asaph; see 2 Chronicles 29:30. The r.v. margin substitutes _only_ for _surely_ in Psalms 73:1. There is none go...
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...
Going out. Septuagint, "coming in." Both designate the same gates, (Haydock) or the ends of roads and streets, Matthew xxii. (Menochius) --- Top. The doors of the temple were very lofty. The idolatrou...
He here draws the outlines of the prosperity of the wicked: they have all carnal enjoyments, the good things brought forth by the sun, and the precious things put forth by the moon: they have plenty o...
5._They are not in the trouble that is common to man. _Here it is declared that the wicked enjoy a delightful repose, and are as it were by special privilege exempted from the miseries to which mankin...
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...
THEY ARE NOT IN TROUBLE, AS OTHER MEN,.... Either of body or of mind, as the saints are, who through many tribulations enter the kingdom; or are not in "labour" h, do not labour for food and raiment,...
They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men. Ver. 5. _They are not in trouble as other men_] But live in a serene clime, under a perpetual calm; as he did of w...
_They are not in trouble as other men_ They escape even common calamities. _Therefore pride compasseth them about_ Discovers itself on every side, in their countenances, speech, behaviour. _Their eyes...
They are not in trouble as other men, they do not experience the misery of the ordinary mortal; NEITHER ARE THEY PLAGUED LIKE OTHER MEN, they are not bothered with so many inconveniences, they do not...
COMFORT AND WARNING CONCERNING THE OFFENSE GIVEN BY THE GOOD FORTUNE OF THE GODLESS. A psalm of Asaph, one of the choirmasters of David, 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 25:2. A Reflection upon the...
IN TROUBLE AS OTHER MEN: _ Heb._ in the trouble of other men LIKE: _ Heb._ with...
1-14 The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tried the graces of many saints. But he lays down the great principle by which he resolved...
Psalms 73:5 trouble H5999 men H582 plagued H5060 (H8792) like H5973 men H120 They are - Psalms 73
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...
_They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued like other men._ THE MERCY OF A CHANGEFUL LIFE In the first verse a fact is stated; in the second verse an inference is drawn; and our...
_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 73:4 This section describes the apparently carefree lives of the arrogant wicked of v. Psalms 73:3. Verse...
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 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:8; Jeremiah 12:1; Jeremiah 12:2;...
As other men — As good men frequently are....