Psalms 73:16
When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
In Context
15If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
17until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
Cross References
Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgements are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.
Psalms 77:19Your way was through the sea, your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
Proverbs 30:2“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.
Ecclesiastes 8:17then I saw all the work of God, that man can’t find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labours to seek it out, yet he won’t find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won’t be able to find it.
John 16:18They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:16-21
The End of the Wicked. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →