Psalms 73:1
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
World English Bible
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 nearly slipped.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1 Chronicles 16:37So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, 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 to the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
Psalms 73:18Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
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 →