Psalms 73:1
The understanding of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us to the end. Why has your fury become enraged over the sheep of your pasture?
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:17And they appointed from the Levites: Heman, the son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and truly, from their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan, the son of Kushaiah.
1 Chronicles 16:37And so, there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, he left Asaph and his brothers, so that they might minister in the sight of the ark continually, throughout each day, and in their turns.
2 Chronicles 29:30And Hezekiah and the rulers instructed the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph, the seer. And they praised him with great joy, and kneeling down, they adored.
Psalms 24:4May all those who act unjustly over nothing be confounded. O Lord, demonstrate your ways to me, and teach me your paths.
Psalms 50:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David,
Psalms 73:18Be mindful of this: the enemy placed blame against the Lord, and a foolish people has incited against your name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:1
This psalm, and the ten that next follow it, carry the name of Asaph in the titles of them. If he was the penman of them (as many think), we rightly call them psalms of Asaph. If he was only the chief musician, to whom they were delivered, our marginal reading is right, which calls them psalms for Asaph. It is probable that he penned them; for we read of the words of David and of Asaph the seer, which were used in praising God in Hezekiah's time, 2 Chron. xxix. 30 . Though the Spirit of prophecy by sacred songs… Read the whole commentary →