If I say... — Or, If, thought I, I should reason thus, I should be faithless to the generation of thy sons. Or, perhaps, if it ever occurred to my mind to speak thus, the Hebrew often using two finite verbs to express one thought. (See, e.g., Psalms 73:8; Psalms 73:19.)
Verse Psalms 73:15. _IF I SAY, I WILL SPEAK THUS_] I have at last discovered that I have reasoned incorrectly; and that I have the uniform testimony of all thy children against me. From generation to...
IF I SAY, I WILL SPEAK THUS - If I should resolve to give expression to my feelings. If I should utter all that is passing in my mind and my heart. It is implied here that he had “not” given utterance...
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...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ OFFEND. deal treacherously. Hebrew. _bagad._ CHILDREN. sons....
If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children (R.V.). If he had paraded his perplexities, and made open profession of the wicked man's creed...
Instead of parading his doubts, he wrestled with them until in the sanctuary the solution of them was revealed to him....
Faith triumphant in the conviction of an ultimate judgement and the consciousness of the supreme blessedness of fellowship with God....
IF I SAY, I WILL SPEAK THUS, &C.— _Reckon_ or _reason thus:—I should offend against the generation of thy children; i.e._ "I should give the lie to the history of our forefathers." See Peters, and the...
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...
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. -The mental conflict which resulted in the Psalmist's mind from the anomalous prosperity of sinners. Verse 12. BEH...
SAY] RV 'had said.' SHOULD OFFEND _against_] RV 'had dealt treacherously with.' THY CHUDREN] God's true people, of whom the Psalmist was one, and to whom he felt that he dare not be disloyal. This tho...
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". ...
אִם ־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה כְמֹ֑ו הִנֵּ֤ה דֹ֭ור...
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,...
DECEPTIVE PROSPERITY Psalms 73:1 The opening psalms of this third Book of Psalms are by Asaph; see 2 Chronicles 29:30. The r.v. margin substitutes _only_ for _surely_ in Psalms 73:1. There is none go...
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...
If I say, (g) I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children. (g) If I give place to this wicked thought, I offend against your providence, seeing you do all thin...
Ethan rivers. That is, rivers which run with strong streams. This was verified in the Jordan, (Josue iii.) and in the Arnon, Numbers xxi. 14. (Challoner) --- Though the latter point is not so clear, G...
Reader! do mark what it was which the Lord blessed to the mind of his servant: namely, his visits to the sanctuary. It is in God's house that we are brought acquainted with God's ways. The secret of t...
_THE RECTIFYING INFLUENCE OF THE SANCTUARY_ ‘Then thought I to understand this; but it was too hard for me, until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I the end of these men.’ Psalms 73...
15._If I should say, I will speak thus. _David, perceiving the sinfulness of the thoughts with which he was tempted, puts a bridle upon himself, and reproves his inconstancy in allowing his mind to en...
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...
IF I SAY, I WILL SPEAK THUS,.... Either as the wicked do, Psalms 73:8 or rather as he had thought in his own mind, Psalms 73:13, wherefore he kept it all to himself, and did not make known to others...
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children. Ver. 15. _If I say I will speak thus_] If I should give way to such a wicked thought, &c. Here the Spiri...
_If I say, I will speak thus_ I will give sentence for the ungodly in this manner. _I should offend against the generation of thy children _ By grieving, discouraging, and condemning them, and by temp...
If I say, I will speak thus, his thoughts being on the point of being uttered, BEHOLD, I SHOULD OFFEND AGAINST THE GENERATION OF THY CHILDREN, giving offense to the Lord's people by an act of perfidy...
The Believer's Trust at the Realization of the Truth...
15-20 The psalmist having shown the progress of his temptation, shows how faith and grace prevailed. He kept up respect for God's people, and with that he restrained himself from speaking what he had...
I WILL SPEAK THUS; I will give sentence for the ungodly in this manner. I SHOULD OFFEND AGAINST THE GENERATION OF THY CHILDREN, by grieving, and discouraging, and condemning them, and by tempting them...
Psalms 73:15 said H559 (H8804) speak H5608 (H8762) thus H3644 untrue H898 (H8804) generation H1755 children...
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...
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...
«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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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 73:13 ALL IN VAIN HAVE I KEPT MY HEART CLEAN. The singer feels that it has been worthless to practice faithfulness. The faithful are STRICKEN, all the day long
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 Corinthians 8:11; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Samuel 2:24; Malachi 2:8; Matth
Offend — By grieving, discouraging and tempting them to revolt from God....