Psalms 73:2

Remember thy congregation which thou hast purchased from the beginning; 1 Thou didst ransom the rod of thine inheritance; 1 This Mount Zion wherein thou hast dwelt. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

In Context

1A Psalm of instruction for Asaph. 1 Wherefore hast thou rejected us, O God, forever? 1 Wherefore is thy wrath kindled against the sheep of thy pasture? 1

3Lift up thy hands against their pride continually; 1 Because of all that the enemy has done wickedly in thy holy places. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:9Granting his petition to him that prays; 1 And he blesses the years of the righteous, 1 For by strength cannot man prevail. 1

1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon, My child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.

Job 21:4What! is my reproof of man? 1 And why should I not be angry? 1

Psalms 17:5The pangs of death compassed me, 1 And the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly. 1

Psalms 35:13There have all the workers of iniquity fallen: 1 They are cast out, and shall not be able to stand.

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 →

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