Psalms 73:16

16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply

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Psalms 73:16 in Other Translations

KJV

16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

ESV

16 But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,

NLT

16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!

MSG

16 Still, when I tried to figure it out, all I got was a splitting headache . . .

CSB

16 When I tried to understand all this, it seemed hopeless

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 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 73:16 In-Context

14 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.

15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.

16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply

17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.

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1. Ecclesiastes 8:17

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