Psalms 73:16
The day is thine, and the night is thine; thou hast prepared the sun and the moon.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
In Context
17Thou hast made all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and spring.
Cross References
Psalms 36:6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
Psalms 77:19They spoke also against God, and said, Will God be able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
Ecclesiastes 8:17And I beheld all the works of God, that a man shall not be able to discover the work which is wrought under the sun; whatsoever things a man shall endeavour to seek, however a man may labour to seek it, yet he shall not find it; yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, he shall not be able to find it: for I applied all this to my heart, and my heart has seen all this.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:16-21
The End of the Wicked. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →