Psalms 73:2
As nothing, my steps have slipped, || For I have been envious of the boastful,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
In Context
3I see the peace of the wicked, || That there are no bands at their death,
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He keeps the feet of His saints, || And the wicked are silent in darkness, || For man does not become mighty by power.
1 Chronicles 22:7and David says to his son Solomon, “As for me, it has been with my heart to build a house for the Name of my God YHWH,
Job 21:4[Is] my complaint [against] man? And if [so], why may my temper not become short?
Psalms 17:5To uphold my goings in Your paths, || My steps have not slipped.
Psalms 35:13And I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, || I have humbled my soul with fastings, || And my prayer returns to my bosom.
Psalms 94:18If I have said, “My foot has slipped,” || Your kindness, O YHWH, supports me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:2-15
God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7… Read the whole commentary →