Psalms 73:16

16 I shall meditate that I might understand this; it is very hard for me to see.

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 been plagued all day long and chastened every morning:

15 If I should say, I will speak as they do; behold, I should deny the generation of thy sons.

16 I shall meditate that I might understand this; it is very hard for me to see.

17 When I come into the sanctuary of God, then I shall understand their end.

18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places; in desolation thou shalt cause them to fall.