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Psalm Ps. 73. 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 of the lives of the arrogant and the faithful. The singer realized this while he was in the sanctuary of God, namely, at public worship. Psalm 73 is a companion to Psalm 49.
Ps. 73:1–3 God is good to Israel, but there seem to be arrogant people who enjoy prosperity.
Ps. 73:4–12 This section describes the apparently carefree lives of the arrogant wicked of v. 3. Verse 12 summarizes the whole section.
Ps. 73:13–15 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, in contrast to the arrogant, who “are not stricken like the rest of mankind” (v. 5). The singer recognizes, however, that to put his bitter feelings into words would have betrayed the generation of your children, that is, would undermine others’ faith.
Ps. 73:16–17 The inner conflict is made worse by how wearisome it is to understand this: it seems impossible. But when the singer goes into the sanctuary of God, where God’s people gather for worship, he finally sees the truth.
Ps. 73:18–20 Here is “their end” (v. 17): God has set the arrogant in slippery places, so that they are destroyed in a moment. This likely refers to death.
Ps. 73:21–28 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 guide me with your counsel (that is, with instruction from God’s Word), and afterward (that is, after the singer dies) you will receive me to glory. Thus the godly can be satisfied, because God is the strength of their heart and their portion forever.
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