Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart fails, [but] God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
In Context
25Whom have I in heaven? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup. Thou maintain my lot.
Psalms 27:14Wait for LORD. Be strong, and let thy heart take courage. Yea, wait thou for LORD.
Psalms 63:1O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.
Psalms 119:57LORD is my portion; I have said that I would observe thy words.
Psalms 138:3Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul.
Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint. And to him who has no might he increases strength.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:22-28
Devout Confidence. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far… Read the whole commentary →