Psalms 73:25-28

25 1Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My 2flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my 3portion forever.
27 For, behold, 4those who are far from You will 5perish; You have destroyed all those who 6are unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, 7the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my 8refuge, That I may 9tell of all Your works.

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Psalms 73:25-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 73

\\<>\\. It seems by the title that Asaph was the penman of this psalm, as it is certain that he was a composer of psalms and hymns; see 2Ch 29:30, though it may be rendered, "a psalm for Asaph", or "unto Asaph" {a}; and might have David for its author, as some think, who, having penned it, sent it to Asaph, to be made use of by him in public service; see 1Ch 16:7, and so the Targum paraphrases it, ``a song by the hands of Asaph;'' the occasion of it was a temptation the psalmist fell into, through the prosperity of the wicked, and the afflictions of the righteous, to think there was nothing in religion, that it was a vain and useless thing; under which he continued until he went into the house of God, and was taught better; when he acknowledged his stupidity and folly, and penned this psalm, to prevent others falling into the same snare, and to set forth the goodness of God to his people, with which it begins.

Cross References 9

  • 1. Psalms 16:2; Philippians 3:8
  • 2. Psalms 38:10; Psalms 40:12; Psalms 84:2; Psalms 119:81
  • 3. Psalms 16:5
  • 4. Psalms 119:155
  • 5. Psalms 37:20
  • 6. Exodus 34:15; Numbers 15:39; Psalms 106:39; Hosea 4:12; Hosea 9:1
  • 7. Psalms 65:4; Hebrews 10:22; James 4:8
  • 8. Psalms 14:6; Psalms 71:7
  • 9. Psalms 40:5; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 118:17

Footnotes 5

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