Psalms 73:2
But, as for me,—My feet had, almost stumbled, My steps had, well-nigh slipped;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
In Context
1Nothing but good, is God, Unto Israel, Unto the pure in heart.
3For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent,—For, by strength, shall no man prevail.
1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon his son,—As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God;
Job 21:4Did, I, unto man, make my complaint? Wherefore, then, should my spirit not be impatient?
Psalms 17:5Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:
Psalms 35:13But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:
Psalms 94:18If I say, My foot, hath slipped, Thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, supporteth 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 →