Psalms 73:16

16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply

Psalms 73:16 in Other Translations

16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

16 But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,

16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!

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

16 When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;

16 But when I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me.

16 When I tried to understand all this, it seemed hopeless

16 I tried to understand it all. But it was more than I could handle.

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 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.

15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.

16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply

17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.

Cross References

• 1. Ecclesiastes 8:17