Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
Ver. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee?] I would I were in heaven with thee, so Aben Ezra rendereth it; and to the same sense Beza paraphraseth, Apage terra, quod utinam Deus in coelo iam et tecum essem: quid enim est in terra quod me vel tantillum retineat?
Verse Psalms 73:25. _WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN_ BUT THEE?] The original is more emphatic: מי לי בשמים ועמך לא חפצתי בארץ _mi li bashshamayim;_ _veimmecha lo chaphatsti baarets_. "Who is there to me in the...
WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN BUT THEE? - literally, “Who is to me in the heavens?” That is, There is no one there that in my love for him can be compared with thee; no one who can do for me what thou canst d...
III. THE LEVITICUS SECTION: BOOK THREE: PSALM 73-89 The third division of the book of Psalms corresponds in character to the third book of the Pentateuch, the book of Leviticus. That is the book of th...
BOOK III. PSS. LXXIII.- LXXXIX. LXXIII. The Hope of Immortality. Here the Psalter reaches its highest elevation. Job, in Job 19:25 f.*, believes that God will vindicate his innocence even after death...
WHOM HAVE I. ? This is ever the cry of God's saints. Figure of speech _Erotesis._ See note on Exodus 15:11....
Faith triumphant in the conviction of an ultimate judgement and the consciousness of the supreme blessedness of fellowship with God....
The _positive_solution of the Psalmist's perplexity: the only true and abiding happiness is to be found in fellowship with God....
_But thee_is rightly supplied in the first line, which receives its completion and explanation from the second. The idea which logically is one is divided into two clauses for the sake of the poetical...
DISCOURSE: 626 THE CHRISTIAN’S CHOICE Psalms 73:25. _Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee._ THIS evil and deceitful world promises happiness to its v...
THE PSALMS BOOK THE THIRD Psalms 73 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Temptation, arising from the Prosperity of the Lawless, Triumphantly Overcome. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 73:1-5, Under Protest, the Psalmist...
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. -His joy in God as his portion, in contrast to the final destruction of all who go from God. Verse 25. WHOM...
BOOK 3 There are two groups of Pss. in this book, Psalms 73-83 being Psalms of Asaph, and Psalms 84-88 (except 86) Psalms of the Sons of Korah. The likeness of the title of Psalms 89 to that of Psalms...
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE PSALMS OF DAVID (BOOK 3). NOW I UNDERSTAND PSALMS 73 Jesus said, "Make sure that your valuable things are in *heaven". ...
AND THERE... — Or, _Besides thee I have no delight on earth. _...
מִי ־לִ֥י בַ † שָּׁמָ֑יִם וְ֝ עִמְּךָ֗...
Psalms 73:1 THE perennial problem of reconciling God's moral government with observed facts is grappled with in this psalm, as in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 49:1. It tells how the prosperity of the godless,...
The true place in which to form a right estimate of life is where Asaph found it-in the sanctuary of God; because from its elevation and the purity of its atmosphere, one can take into view the unseen...
The marginal reading, "Only good is God to Israel," indicates the real value of the song. Israel has no other good, and needs no other. Yet it is not always easy to realize this, and the psalmist tell...
Whom have I in (n) heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee. (n) He sought neither help nor comfort of any save God only....
It were a pity to separate these verses, and the devout and happy frame which appears through the whole of them. Reader! what a thought is that one, Nevertheless I am continually with, thee! An union...
25._Whom have I in heaven but thee? _The Psalmist shows more distinctly how much he had profited in the sanctuary of God; for being satisfied with him alone, he rejects every other object, except God,...
BOOK 3 - PSALMS 73-89 In the Third Book we get out into a larger sphere than the state of the residue of the Jews in the last days, whether in Jerusalem or driven out; and hence we find much less of t...
WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN BUT THEE,.... Which includes God the Father, Son, and Spirit; God the Father, as his only covenant God and Father; Christ as his only Mediator, Saviour, and Redeemer, Head, Husba...
_Whom have I in heaven but thee?_ To seek to, or trust in, to court or covet an acquaintance with? God is in himself more glorious than any other being, and must be in our eyes infinitely more desirab...
The Believer's Trust at the Realization of the Truth...
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? God is his highest Good; in Him there is complete satisfaction. AND THERE IS NONE UPON EARTH THAT I DESIRE BESIDE THEE, he no longer finds true pleasure in this world a...
21-28 God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discon...
WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN, or _in earth_ ? as it follows. There is no other person nor thing in the world from which I can seek or hope for happiness, or which I am willing to accept as my portion. Let si...
Psalms 73:25 heaven H8064 earth H776 desire H2654 (H8804) Whom - Psalms 16:5, Psalm
Psalms 73 First, there is in this Psalm a description of the prosperity of the wicked, and of that hauteur and pride which they in their prosperity manifested, then of the afflictions of the godly, o...
Psalms 73:25 I. God is the Christian's inheritance as the light of his intellect. II. God is the Christian's inheritance as the refuge of his conscience. III. God is the Christian's inheritance as...
«A Psalm Of Asaph.» He was a great singer, but he could not always sing. In the first part of the Psalm he felt rather like groaning than singing; and you shall find that those who sing the sweetest t...
You may have noticed that the 73 rd Psalm and the 37 th Psalm are on the same subject; it will help you to recall this fact if you remember that the figures are the same, only reversed. Psalms 73:1....
Here you have the psalmist in a fainting fit. He has allowed the flesh to conquer the spirit. The observant eye of reason has for awhile rendered dim the clear vision of faith. Psalms 73:1. _Truly Go...
The psalmist here works out the problem of the prosperity of the wicked. He was troubled in his own mind about it; he knew that he feared God, but he also knew that he was greatly tried, whereas he sa...
CONTENTS: The temptation to envy the prosperity of wicked people and how to fortify ones self against it. The awful fate of the ungodly. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph. CONCLUSION: Observing that many wicked...
The third book of Hebrew psalms begins here. It opens with a psalm of Asaph, the noble singer and musician of the temple. 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 25:1. Eleven other psalms bear his name. Hezek...
_Whom have I in heaven but Thee?_ end there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee. GOD THE ONLY PORTION “Whom have I in heaven but Thee?” Not “what.” Not in things, but in persons, the perso...
_So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before Thee._ FLESH AND SPIRIT A RIDDLE What secrets of inward experience we have in our text. Consider-- I. The confessions concerning the flesh....
_If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of Thy children._ SEARCHING AND FINDING RELIEF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION . Searching for relief in the right direction (Psalm...
_Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart._ THE TROUBLE OF ASAPH In human biographies men are wont to cover up their heroes’ imperfections. They see no reason why they should...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:1. This is a wisdom psalm. God’s people should trust him even when it seems unbelievers do not suffer because of their sin. They should remember the contrasting outcomes...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:21 Even when the singer harbored his bitter thoughts, God still had a firm hold on him: I AM CONTINUALLY WITH YOU; YOU HOLD MY RIGHT HAND. During the singer’s earthly life, you...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph,”_ or, as in the margin, “_for Asaph_.” See introduction to Psalms 50. _Subject_.—The mental difficulties arising from the contemplation of the tempora...
EXPOSITION THIS is the first of the "Psalms of Asaph," whereof the present book contains eleven. They are characterized by a preponderating use of the name "Elohim" over that of" Jehovah," by a great...
Psa 73:1-28 begins with an affirmation of a basic foundational truth concerning God. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart (Psalms 73:1). It is important that we have basi...
1 John 3:2; Habakkuk 3:17; Habakkuk 3:18; Isaiah 26:8; Isaiah 26:9;...