Psalms 73:16

16 But when I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me.

Psalms 73:16 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 73:16

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, by the mere dint of reason, without consulting the sacred oracles, or his own and others' experience:

it was too painful for me:
too laborious and toilsome, a work he was not equal to; "hic labor, hoc opus"; see ( Ecclesiastes 8:17 ) .

Psalms 73:16 In-Context

14 I'm plagued [with problems] all day long, and every morning my punishment [begins again].

15 If I had said, "I will continue to talk like that," I would have betrayed God's people.

16 But when I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me.

17 Only when I came into God's holy place did I [finally] understand what would happen to them.

18 You put them in slippery places and make them fall into ruin.