Psalms 73:26
Though my flesh and my heart should fall; yet the rock of my heart, and my portion will be God for ever.
Leeser Tanakh
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 beside thee I desire nothing upon earth.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn my lot.
Psalms 27:14Wait on the Lord; be strong, and let thy heart be of good courage; and only wait on the Lord.
Psalms 63:1“A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” (63:2) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.
Psalms 119:57CHETH. My portion is the Lord, have I said, that I might observe thy words.
Psalms 138:3On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul.
Isaiah 40:29He giveth to the faint strength; and to the powerless he imparteth much might.
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 →