Psalm 73:27

27 Porque he aquí, los que están lejos de ti perecerán; tú has destruido a todos los que te son infieles.

Psalm 73:27 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 73:27

For, lo, they that are far from thee
Who are alienated from the life of God, far from the law of God, and subjection and obedience to it; and from righteousness either moral or evangelical, and from the love and fear of God, and worship of him:

shall perish;
not merely at death, as even righteous men do, but be lost eternally:

thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee;
that follow after other gods, and worship them; which is spiritual adultery and fornication, the Scriptures often speak of, and intend by it idolatry; see ( Deuteronomy 31:16 ) or who set their hearts and affections upon the creature, and have them alienated from God; and love the creature more and besides the Creator: the past tense seems to be put for the future, and so some render it, "thou shalt destroy", or "cut off" ^F9; destroy them soul and body, and punish them with an everlasting destruction in hell; the Targum is,

``that wander from thy fear;''

that is, from the worship of God.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (htmuh) "perdes", Tigurine version, Musculus, so some in Vatablus; "exscindes", Michaelis.

Psalm 73:27 In-Context

25 ¿A quién tengo yo en los cielos, sino a ti? Y fuera de ti, nada deseo en la tierra.

26 Mi carne y mi corazón pueden desfallecer, pero Dios es la fortaleza de mi corazón y mi porción para siempre.

27 Porque he aquí, los que están lejos de ti perecerán; tú has destruido a todos los que te son infieles.

28 Mas para mí, estar cerca de Dios es mi bien; en DIOS el Señor he puesto mi refugio, para contar todas tus obras.

Footnotes

• [a] O, silenciado