Psalm 73:16

16 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 73:16 In-Context

14 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

16 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.