Parallel PSA 73:0

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NET A psalm by Asaph.

FBV A psalm of Asaph.

BBE A Psalm. Of Asaph.

Moff An Asaphite song.

ASV A Psalm of Asaph.

Drby A Psalm of Asaph.

KJB-1769 A Psalm of Asaph.

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]A Psalme of Asaph.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

73:1 Or, yet.

73:1 Heb. cleane of heart.

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 73 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Psalm 73 is a wisdom psalm. It explains the problem of wicked people who seem to prosper. (See: wise and evil)

Structure and Formatting

1. Affirmation that God is good to the righteous (1) 2. The psalmist recounts his experience of envy and confusion as he observes the prosperity of the wicked (2–16) 3. The psalmist goes to the sanctuary of God and understands what will happen to wicked people in the future (17–24) 4. The psalmist renews his commitment to God and to righteous living (25–26) 5. The psalmist’s final thoughts (27–28)

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Psalm

Evil people

Sometimes it seems that wicked people have no problems and that they live an easy and problem free life. Despite this, wicked people will eventually perish (18–19 and 27). In contrast, righteous people have the benefit of always having God’s presence with them during their life on earth (23), God guiding them during their life on earth (24a), and being with God in “glory” after they die. (See: righteous)

Psalms by Asaph

There are twelve psalms attributed to Asaph; the first one is Psalm 50, which is in Book Two, and the other eleven (Psalms 73–83) are at the beginning of Book Three.