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PARALLEL BIBLE - Psalms 73:28


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King James Bible - Psalms 73:28

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

World English Bible

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. A contemplation by Asaph.

Douay-Rheims - Psalms 73:28

But it is good for me to adhere to my God, to put my hope in the Lord God: That I may declare all thy praises, in the gates of the daughter of Sion.

Webster's Bible Translation

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Original Hebrew

ואני
589 קרבת 7132 אלהים 430 לי  טוב 2896 שׁתי 7896 באדני 136 יהוה 3069 מחסי 4268 לספר 5608 כל 3605  מלאכותיך׃ 4399

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VERSE (28) -
Ps 65:4; 84:10; 116:7 La 3:25,26 Lu 15:17-20 Heb 10:19-22 Jas 4:8

SEV Biblia, Chapter 73:28

Y en cuanto a mí, el acercarme a Dios me es el bien; he puesto en el Seņor DIOS mi esperanza, para contar todas tus obras.

Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:28

Verse 28. It is good for me to draw near ] We have already seen that those who are
far off shall perish; therefore, it is ill for them. Those who draw near-who come in the true spirit of sacrifice, and with the only available offering, the Lord Jesus, shall be finally saved; therefore, it is good for them.

I have put my trust in the Lord God ] I confide in Jehovah, my Prop and Stay. I have taken him for my portion.

That I may declare all thy works. ] That I may testify to all how good it is to draw nigh to God; and what a sufficient portion he is to the soul of man.

The Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic, and Arabic, add, in the gates of the daughter of Sion. These words appear to make a better finish; but they are not acknowledged by any Hebrew MS.

ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTY THIRD PSALM

The prophet shows the grief that many good men feel at the prosperity of the wicked, and the distresses of the godly; but at last, consulting the will of God, he finds that the felicity of the wicked ends in wretchedness, and the crosses of the godly are the way to happiness; and, with this consideration, he gains quiet to his troubled mind. Let the question be, Who is the happy man? The godly or ungodly? And then the parts of the Psalm will be as follows: - I. The arguments produced for the happiness of the wicked, ver. 1-9.

II. The impression these arguments make in carnal minds, ver. 2, 3, 10-14.

III. The rejection of these doubts and impressions, ver. 15- 17.

IV. The refutation of the former arguments, ver. 18-20.

V. The psalmist's censure of himself for his precipitate judgment, ver. 21, 22.

VI. His full resolution of the doubt, after the full examination of the reasons on both sides. That true happiness consists in union with God; and therefore the wicked, who are far from him, however they flourish, are unhappy, ver. 23-28.

But, more particularly, the Psalms is divisible into the following parts: - I. There is, first, an assertion: "Certainly, God is good to Israel, to such as are of a clean heart," ver. 1. But can this comport with their present afflicted state? With this he was greatly harassed, ver. 2. He saw the wicked in prosperity, which he states in several particulars.

II. What carnal minds think of them.

1. They have no conflicts in their death, ver. 4.

2. They are not troubled like other men, ver. 5.

3. They are proud and haughty, ver. 6, and yet are not punished.

4. They are oppressive tyrants: "Violence covereth them." 5. They feed luxuriously, ver. 7.

6. They speak evil against the poor, ver. 8.

7. They even speak against God, and all the dispensations of his providence: "Their tongue walketh through the earth," ver. 9.

8. They assert that he takes no cognizance of their ways, ver. 10, 11.

III. The evil conclusion formed from these premises refuted.

1. It is the ungodly that prosper in the earth, ver. 12.

2. If so, then of what avail are my religious observances and sufferings, &c.? ver. 13, 14.

He resolves the question: - 1. From the testimony of ALL the godly, ver. 15.

2. He tried to solve it by reason, but did not succeed, ver. 16.

3. He consults with God, and the whole is made plain, ver. 17.

From him he learns: - 1. That the happiness of the wicked is unstable, ver. 18.

2. They stand on a precipice, and are cast down, ver. 19.

3. Their desolation comes suddenly and unexpected1y, ver. 19.

4. Their ruin is fearful: "They are consumed with terrors." 5. Thus it is demonstrated that their happiness was vain, empty, as unsubstantial as a dream, ver. 20.

IV. He now acknowledges that he had formed an erroneous judgment. 1.

That he gave way to animosity. 2. That he acted rather like a beast than a man, in looking only to the present life, ver. 21, 22. He now receives instruction and encouragement.

1. The godly are not neglected: "They are continually with God," ver. 23.

2. They are tenderly led as by the hand of a loving father, ver. 23.

3. They are directed by the word and Spirit of God, ver. 24.

4. They are often crowned with signal marks of God's esteem, even in this life, ver. 24.

V. His resolution to live to God, as he sees that such alone are happy.

1. He expects nothing in heaven but God: "Whom have I in heaven," &c.

2. He will seek no other portion on earth: "There is none on earth," ver. 25.

3. I will cleave to him in life and death: "When my flesh and my heart fail." 4. My confidence in him shall be unshaken, ver. 26.

VI. He draws two conclusions from what he had learned: - 1. They that are far from God perish.

2. They that draw nigh to him are saved, ver. 27.

Therefore, I will so trust in God that I shall be able to declare his works, ver. 28.


Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 21-28 - God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were no sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainer by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discontent, is very painful. In reflecting upon it, the psalmist owns it was his folly an ignorance thus to vex himself. If good men, at any time, through the surprise and strength of temptation, think, or speak, or act amiss they will reflect upon it with sorrow and shame. We must ascribe ou safety in temptation, and our victory, not to our own wisdom, but to the gracious presence of God with us, and Christ's intercession for us All who commit themselves to God, shall be guided with the counsel bot of his word and of his Spirit, the best counsellors here, and shall be received to his glory in another world; the believing hopes an prospects of which will reconcile us to all dark providences. And the psalmist was hereby quickened to cleave the closer to God. Heave itself could not make us happy without the presence and love of ou God. The world and all its glory vanishes. The body will fail by sickness, age, and death; when the flesh fails, the conduct, courage and comfort fail. But Christ Jesus, our Lord, offers to be all in all to every poor sinner, who renounces all other portions and confidences By sin we are all far from God. And a profession Christ, if we go on i sin, will increase our condemnation. May we draw near, and keep near to our God, by faith and prayer, and find it good to do so. Those tha with an upright heart put their trust in God, shall never want matte for thanksgiving to him. Blessed Lord, who hast so graciously promise to become our portion in the next world, prevent us from choosing an other in this __________________________________________________________________


Original Hebrew

ואני 589 קרבת 7132 אלהים 430 לי  טוב 2896 שׁתי 7896 באדני 136 יהוה 3069 מחסי 4268 לספר 5608 כל 3605  מלאכותיך׃ 4399


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