Psalms 73:16

16 When I thought about [how] to understand this, it [was] troubling in my eyes

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 And I have been plagued all day and rebuked {every morning}.

15 If I had said, "I will speak thus," behold, I would have acted treacherously against your children's generation.

16 When I thought about [how] to understand this, it [was] troubling in my eyes

17 until I went into the sanctuary of God. [Then] I understood their fate.

18 Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.