Psalms 73:16

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

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 A long run of bad luck, that's what - a slap in the face every time I walk out the door.

15 If I'd have given in and talked like this, I would have betrayed your dear children.

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

17 Until I entered the sanctuary of God. Then I saw the whole picture:

18 The slippery road you've put them on, with a final crash in a ditch of delusions.