Psalm 73:16-20 NASB,NASB

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 73:1-28

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph,” or, as in the margin, “for Asaph.” See introduction to Psalms 50:0.Subject.—The mental difficulties arising from the contemplation of the temporal prosperity of the wicked and the adversity of the righteous under the government of God. “The Psalm is very nearly related to the 37 and 49, as far as its contents are concerned. Amyraldus took quite a correct view as to what distinguishes it from these Psalms, and forms its individual physiognomy. ‘In... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:1-28

Psalms 73:0 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, operating in the Psalmist, and he supposed in others, as a temptation. In ver. 21 we have the recovery, and the thoughts of the recovery. I. The first-fruit of the Divine deliverance is self-loathing. "Truly Thou art good," and I was ignorant; I ought to have known that always. II. The second fruit... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:16-17

Psalms 73:16-17 The rectifying influence of the sanctuary. There has been some little difference of opinion among expositors as to the precise reference of the word here translated "sanctuary." Literally it means "the holies" of God, and so it may be taken either as the holy things or the holy places of God. In the mouth of one belonging to the old dispensation the primary reference of the term must be to the Temple, which was the earthly residence of God and the place where He communed with... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:17

Psalms 73:17 I. What "the sanctuary" was into which David thus opportunely went, it is not very easy to decide. Perhaps the expression "sanctuary" meant the whole precincts of the tabernacle or Temple. Or, more likely still, it relates not to place at all, but to a certain frame of mind, or inner access of heart to God, of which the sanctuary was the emblem and type. II. The thoughts which the word "sanctuary" would bring to the mind of a Jew were (1) the idea of separation being alone with... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 73:16-17

DISCOURSE: 624PROSPERITY OF SINNERS NOT TO BE ENVIEDPsalms 73:16-17. When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I their end.TO unenlightened man, there are numberless things in the dispensations of Providence altogether dark and inexplicable: it is the light of Revelation only that enables us to form any just notions respecting them. Moreover, after that men are enlightened, they still are liable to be disconcerted and... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Psalms 73:17-18

The Sinner's End December 28th, 1862 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction." Psalms 73:17-18 . Want of understanding has destroyed many. The dark pit of ignorance has engulfed its thousands. Where the lack of understanding has not sufficed to slay, it has been able seriously to wound. Lack of understanding upon doctrinal truth, providential... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:1-28

Psalms 73:1-28 Psalms 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 basic foundational truths that are undergirding us. Because we, all of us, are going to face experiences of life that we will not understand. Hard, painful experiences. Experiences that will challenge God's goodness and God's love. If God is good, then why did God allow this tragedy to... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 73:1-28

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. Hezekiah commanded the levites to sing in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer, the ancient name of a prophet. 2 Chronicles 29:30. On this account his compositions are admitted, and deservedly so, into the sacred canon. The language here approximates to Psalms 4, 36, 37, 39, 49. The psalm under... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 73:1-28

Psalms 73:1-28Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.The trouble of AsaphIn human biographies men are wont to cover up their heroes’ imperfections. They see no reason why they should be recalled, but many why they should not. And in religious biographies what evident exaggeration there often is. But this can never be said of the lives of the men told of in the Bible. They are evidently men like ourselves. They have known our misery, passed through our struggles, and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 73:15-28

Psalms 73:15-28If 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 (Psalms 73:16-17) He went where the mind of God was to be met with, where he obtained such ideas from the great Fountain of wisdom as calmed his agitation and solved his difficulties. Whenever God speaks to us, whether in providential events, or in the works of nature, or in sacred writings, or... read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 73:1-28

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:1-28

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:16-17

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:17

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 73:16-17

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Psalms 73:17-18

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 73:1-28

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 73:1-28

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 73:1-28

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 73:15-28

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