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 of the lives of the arrogant and the faithful. The singer realized this while he was in the sanctuar... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:4 This section describes the apparently carefree lives of the arrogant wicked of v. Psalms 73:3. Verse Psalms 73:12 summarizes the whole section. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:13 ALL IN VAIN HAVE I KEPT MY HEART CLEAN. The singer feels that it has been worthless to practice faithfulness. The faithful are STRICKEN, ALL THE DAY LONG, in contrast to the arrogant, who “are not stricken like the rest of mankind” (v. Psalms 73:5). The singer recognizes,... [ Continue Reading ]
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, where God’s people gather for worship, he finally sees the truth. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:18 Here is “their end” (v. Psalms 73:17): God has SET the arrogant IN SLIPPERY PLACES, so that THEY ARE DESTROYED IN A MOMENT. This likely refers to death. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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 GUIDE ME WITH YOUR COUNSEL (that is, with instruction from God’s Word), AND AFTERWARD (that is, aft... [ Continue Reading ]