Psalms 73:1
BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
In Context
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1 Chronicles 16:37So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;
2 Chronicles 29:30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
Psalms 24:4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not taken My name in vain, and hath not sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 50:1A Psalm of Asaph. God, God, the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Psalms 73:18Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
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 →