Psalm 73

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:15

"If I had said, I will speak thus;Behold I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.When I thought how I might know this,It was too painful for me;Until I went into the sanctuary of God,And considered their latter end.Surely thou settest them in slippery places:Thou castest them down to destruction.""If I had said, ..." (Psalms 73:15). No, he did not speak the sinful thoughts that Satan whispered to him. For him to have done so would have been treachery in the sight of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:19

"How are they become a desolation in a moment!They are utterly consumed with terrors.As a dream when one awaketh,So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:So brutish was I, and ignorant;I was as a beast before thee.""I was as a beast before thee" (Psalms 73:22). In these verses, the Psalmist admits the ignorant foolishness of the thoughts which had tempted him. It is true of every man who under any circumstance whatever... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:23

"Nevertheless, I am continually with thee:Thou hast holden my right hand.Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,And afterward receive me to glory.Whom have I in heaven but thee?And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.My flesh and my heart faileth;But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."What a marvelous affirmation of faith in God is made here. The answer to all of earth's inequities, maladjustments, injustices, and wretchedness is not to be expected in this... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:27

"For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish; trust him.Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.But it is good for me to draw near unto God:I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge,That I may tell of all thy works."These final two verses of the Psalm contrast the status of the wicked and of the righteous. The wicked shall perish; but God Himself shall be the refuge of them that trust him."Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot" (Psalms 73:27). This... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:1

Psalms 73:0. The Prophet, prevailing in a temptation, sheweth the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked, the wound given thereby, diffidence; the victory over it, knowledge of god's purpose, in destroying of the wicked, and sustaining the righteous. A Psalm of Asaph. Title. ףּלאס מזמור mizmor leasaph.— The Psalmist here considers that great question, Why wicked men are permitted to prosper, and good men to be miserable and afflicted; and, to put the case home, he describes these wicked... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:2

Psalms 73:2. My feet were almost gone— By these figurative expressions the Psalmist means, that he began to stagger in his faith, and was in danger of falling into a disbelief of God's providence. The foolish and wicked are used in the next verse as synonimous terms; because wickedness argues a manifest defect in understanding. Mudge renders the word foolish, by men of no principle. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:6

Psalms 73:6. Therefore pride compasseth them, &c.— That is, They are holden, as the other translation has it, or they are wholly possessed with pride: in like manner, as their necks are encompassed with a golden chain; which used to be worn by way of ornament. See Song of Solomon 4:9. Castalio renders the next clause, They are clothed with the garment of violence; i.e. "They maintain their pompous greatness by acts of violence:" These are what so magnificently clothes them. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:8

Psalms 73:8. They are corrupt, &c.— They mock, and speak maliciously of oppression: they speak from on high. From on high, signifies, from the superior station to which they are advanced: or, from the bench of justice. See Psalms 94:10. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:9

Psalms 73:9. They set their mouth against the heavens— i.e. They blaspheme the God of heaven; and their tongue walketh, &c. i.e. is let loose to abuse and calumniate whomsoever they please. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:10

Psalms 73:10. Therefore his people return hither— "Therefore God's people falleth off to them, and from thence they reap no small advantage." Green. Mudge renders it, Therefore, let his people come before them, and waters in full measure would be wrung out from them. This seems, says he, to continue the description of their haughtiness and oppression. "Should God's people (for he is mentioned in the next verse) come before them, they would squeeze them to the uttermost: they would wring out all... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:10

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