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Verse Psalms 73:27. _THEY THAT ARE FAR FROM THEE SHALL PERISH_] The
term perish is generally used to signify a _coming to nothing_, being
_annihilated_; and by some it is thus applied to the _finally...
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FOR, LO, THEY THAT ARE FAR FROM THEE SHALL PERISH - All that are
estranged from thee; all who are not thy friends. They will certainly
be destroyed. For them there can be no hope. This is the fact whi...
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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...
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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...
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WHORING FROM. Supply Ellipsis (App-6) thus: whoring [in departing]
from. Refers (spiritually) to idolatry, or anything that takes us from
God....
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Faith triumphant in the conviction of an ultimate judgement and the
consciousness of the supreme blessedness of fellowship with God....
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_they that are far from thee_ Better, they that go far from thee,
Vulg., _qui elongant se a te_. Desertion of God the source of life
(Psalms 36:9) can lead only to ruin and death.
_all them that go a...
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The final contrast of death and life....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WHORING] a familiar OT. figure for departure from God....
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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". ...
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כִּֽי ־הִנֵּ֣ה רְחֵקֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה כָּל...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed
all them that (p) go a whoring from thee.
(p) That is, forsake you to seek others....
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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...
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27._For, lo! they who depart from thee shall perish. _Here he proves,
by an argument taken from things contrary, that nothing was better for
him than simply to repose himself upon God alone; for no so...
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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...
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FOR, LO, THEY THAT ARE FAR FROM THEE,.... Who are alienated from the
life of God, far from the law of God, and subjection and obedience to
it; and from righteousness either moral or evangelical, and f...
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For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed
all them that go a whoring from thee.
Ver. 27. _For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish_] How can
they do otherwise, w...
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_For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish_ That is, they that
forsake thee and thy ways, preferring the prosperity of this present
evil world to thy love, and favour, and service; they who est...
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The Believer's Trust at the Realization of the Truth...
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For, lo, they that are far from Thee shall perish, they who have left
God, have become estranged to Him by means of their pride and
arrogance, will become victims of eternal destruction; THOU HAST
DES...
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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...
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THEY THAT ARE FAR FROM THEE; they that forsake thee and thy ways,
preferring the prosperity of this present evil world before thy love,
and favour, and service; they who estrange themselves from the l...
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Psalms 73:27 far H7369 perish H6 (H8799) destroyed H6789 (H8689)
harlotry H2181 (H8802)
lo -...
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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...
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«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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians 2:17; Exodus 34:15; Isaiah 29:13; James 4:4;